Tokyo, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)--Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, known for her polka-dot motifs, died on Aug. 14, it was learned Thursday. She was 97. Kusama was born in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, in 1929. After moving to the United States in 1957, she

The Japanese artist has died at age 97. Kusama's polka dotted pumpkins, "Infinity Rooms," and other repetitive and dreamlike artworks have been shown in museums and galleries…

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, famous for covering her colorful installation designs with polka dots, has died at the age of 97, according to a post on the artist’s official…

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