CultureYayoi Kusama, Japanese artist who became a global superstar, dies aged 97
Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese outsider artist who became a global superstar after decades living in a psychiatric hospital, has died aged 97. She died in a Tokyo hospital on 14 August. From the 1950s to the 2020s, her vivid paintings, sculptures and vast installations often drew on her experiences of hallucinations.
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Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist who became a global superstar, dies aged 97
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