Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist famous for pumpkins and polka dots, dies aged 97
Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese avant-garde artist whose obsessive polka dots, towering pumpkin sculptures and mesmerising Infinity Mirror Rooms captivated audiences worldwide, has died at the age of 97. The artist died on August 14 at a hospital in Tokyo due to multiple organ failure. Her studio and the city’s Yayoi Kusama Museum confirmed the news on August 27. “Throughout an extraordinary lifetime devoted entirely to artistic creation, Kusama pursued an internationally acclaimed career as a...
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