# An ‘icon’ of contemporary art: Looking back at Yayoi Kusama’s career

https://mins.news/en/item/34557

- France 24, 2026-08-27 15:01 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260827-an-icon-of-contemporary-art-a-look-back-at-the-career-of-yayoi-kusama

> Yayoi Kusama, one of Japan’s and the world’s most celebrated contemporary artists, has died at 97, her company said Thursday. Tributes followed worldwide. Eve Jackson looks back at how the artist known as the “polka dot queen” became an icon of the art world.

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