TOKYO, Aug 27 — The dotty pumpkins and kaleidoscope rooms of Yayoi Kusama, who has died aged 97, were as vibrant as the artist herself, but her exuberant work was the expression...

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.