Yayoi Kusama life story: Yayoi Kusama, the acclaimed Japanese artist known for her iconic polka dots, pumpkins and Infinity Mirror Rooms, has died at 97. Kusama began experiencing vivid hallucinations as a child, including seeing dots and patterns across her surroundings, experiences that later became a defining influence on her art. Kusama voluntarily lived in a psychiatric hospital in Tokyo from 1977 while continuing to create art from a nearby studio.

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…

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

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