Avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama dies at 97

Avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama dies at 97

People wait for the opening of the Yayoi Kusama Museum in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2026. A Japanese avant-garde artist globally acclaimed for her polka dot imagery, Kusama died of multiple organ failure at a Tokyo hospital on Aug. 14.

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