CultureYayoi Kusama, Japan’s ‘queen of polka dots’, dies at 97

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, celebrated for her polka-dot paintings, pumpkin sculptures and immersive “Infinity Mirror Rooms”, has died aged 97. Her company said she died of multiple organ failure at a Tokyo hospital on August 14. Kusama’s work drew on hallucinations and influenced minimalism, pop art and performance art.

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