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

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-27 07:52 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/27/yayoi-kusama-japans-queen-of-polka-dots-dies-at-97?traffic_source=rss

> 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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