Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama poses with her artwork at the National Art Center in Tokyo, Japan, in February 2017. Her company announced Thursday that she died earlier this month at a hospital in Tokyo. Photo by Franck Robichon/EPA
Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Avant-garde Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, best known for her colorful polka-dot works and elaborate installations, has died, her company said. She was 97.
Kusama died Aug. 14 at a Tokyo hospital, Yayoi Kusama Inc. said Thursday in a statement.
"We will carry forward Kusama's wishes and, through art, continue to bring hope and strength for the future to people around the world," it said.
According to the statement, "she continued to paint until her final days, never setting aside her brush, and continued exploration of forever love and eternal soul."
