Yayoi Kusama Dies at 97 in Tokyo, Ending 7-Decade Avant-Garde Career
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Updated · google.com · Aug 27
Yayoi Kusama Dies at 97 in Tokyo, Ending 7-Decade Avant-Garde Career
3 articles · Updated · google.com · Aug 27
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Yayoi Kusama died on Aug. 14 at a Tokyo hospital at 97, her company said Thursday.
Known for polka dots, repetitive patterns and immersive Infinity Mirror Rooms, the Japanese artist became one of contemporary art’s most influential global figures.
Her company said Kusama worked across visual art, performance, novels and poetry, and kept painting until the end while pursuing themes of eternal love and the soul.
The death closes a career spanning more than seven decades, during which Kusama’s once-radical style reshaped contemporary art and reached mass audiences worldwide.