Kusama, who was candid about her mental health struggles, said New York gave her neuroses. Around 1977, a few years after returning to Japan, she voluntarily entered a mental hospital.

Japan's "polka dot queen" has been remembered for her remarkable originality.

From the 1950s to the 2020s, Kusama produced vivid paintings, sculptures and vast installations that often drew on her experience of hallucinations

A statement on her website stated that the artist died in a Tokyo hospital on Aug 14.