# Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, famed for her polka dots, dies at 97

https://mins.news/en/video/34202

- euronews, 2026-08-27 10:00 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wF1RdbcdsM

> Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, celebrated for her polka-dot artworks, has died aged 97. From the 1950s through the 2020s, she created instantly recognisable giant polka-dot works and sculptures and later became a global superstar in the art world.

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