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Aug 27, 2026

Yayoi Kusama dies at 97

Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, known worldwide for her polka dot paintings and immersive infinity room installations, died at age 97 in Tokyo.

Aug 27, 2026·11 sources

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▪Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama died on August 14, 2026, at a hospital in Tokyo at the age of 97
▪During the late 1960s in New York, Yayoi Kusama staged provocative, anti-war "happening" performances that featured painting polka dots on naked participants
▪Yayoi Kusama's immersive "Infinity Mirror Rooms" installations, first created in 1965, became global blockbuster attractions drawing millions of visitors

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