# Yayoi Kusama, artist who splashed polka dots across the art world, dies at 97 in Tokyo

https://mins.news/en/item/33889

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-27 03:28 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://bit.ly/3SuOst0

> Pioneering Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, known for covering paintings, sculptures and museum installations around the world with her signature polka dots, has died in Tokyo at 97.

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