Sarah HiltonAug 27, 2026 – 4.00pmYayoi Kusama, the Japanese artist who painted surreal worlds of swarming polka dots and turned them into soaring cultural and commercial success, has died. She was 97.Kusama died in a Tokyo hospital on August 14, according to a statement on her official website. The cause was multiple organ failure, Kyodo News reported.BloombergSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Japanese renegade Yayoi Kusama, famous for her polka dot art, dies
One of the world’s top-grossing contemporary artists, Kusama’s talent for spectacle, pushing the boundaries of painted artwork and breaking rules were legendary.
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