Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who passed away on August 14, 2026, in Tokyo at the age of 97, became an icon of contemporary art with her innovative installations that include mirrors, lights, pumpkins, and dots, as well as provocative performances that highlighted personal and social themes, despite often being overlooked in the art world. (translated)
The world-famous Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, known for her hypnotic polka-dotted landscapes and complex relationship with mental health, has passed away at the age of 97, after a lifelong career characterized by innovative artistry and strong personal themes. (translated)
Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese artist who revolutionized the art world with her distinctive polka dot patterns and psychedelic installations, and overcame her mental crises through her works, has passed away at the age of 97. (translated)
Yayoi Kusama, the famous Japanese pop-art artist known as "the queen of polka dots," has passed away at the age of 97. Throughout her life, she participated in numerous significant art exhibitions, leaving a lasting mark in the fields of pop art, minimalism, and feminist art. (translated)
In the 98th year of her life, Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama passed away, who transformed her hallucinations, particularly her childhood vision of dots and pumpkins, into recognizable artworks and spatial installations known as the Infinity Mirror Rooms. (translated)
Yayoi Kusama: The "queen of polka dots" passed away at 97 – The woman who painted her hallucinations and made them eternal. (translated)
At the age of 97, the Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama passed away, who became famous for her original works inspired by hallucinations, even though she continued to paint until her last days. (translated)
The legendary Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has passed away at the age of 97, leaving behind a significant legacy that has become globally recognized through her distinctive installations and struggle with mental illness, and her death marks the end of an exceptional era in avant-garde art. (translated)
The Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, known as the queen of polka dots, passed away on August 14, 2026, at the age of 97, leaving a legacy of innovative artistic creation that spanned from visual art to poetry. (translated)
Yayoi Kusama, the most famous artist in the world, has died at the age of 97 in Tokyo, where she had voluntarily lived in a mental institution for decades, turning all her experiences and hallucinations into innovative and multimillion-dollar artworks covered in polka dots. (translated)
Yayoi Kusama, known for her colorful works, actually drew inspiration from dark experiences from her traumatic childhood, including hallucinations and difficult relationships with her mother, which became the foundation of her unique artistic style and a way to cope with anxiety and obsessions. (translated)
The Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, an emblematic figure of the New York avant-garde in the 1960s and known for her psychedelic work, passed away on August 14 in Tokyo at the age of 97, leaving a legacy of works and awards that solidify her as one of the most influential artists of the last century. (translated)
97-year-old Japanese Yayoi Kusama, known as the "queen of polka dots," has died. She was creating art until her last days, transforming her hallucinations and mental health issues into unique works that brought her international recognition as a pioneer of the avant-garde. (translated)
The Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, famous for her polka dot patterns and immersive installations, has passed away at the age of 97, leaving behind an iconic body of work that has influenced the world of contemporary art, particularly through her artistic experiences blending normalcy and mental illness. (translated)
The Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama (1929-2029), known for her endless polka dot patterns and innovative mirror rooms, passed away on August 14 at the age of 97, and her influential art exploring themes of existence and hallucinations continues to resonate worldwide. (translated)
The Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, dubbed the queen of polka dots and known for her bold works combining polka dot patterns and immersive installations, has passed away at the age of 97, leaving behind an exceptional artistic legacy. (translated)
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who will soon turn 90 years old, is famous for her recognizable dots and pumpkins, and her art has recently gained great popularity, with sales totaling 90 million euros at auctions in 2018, illustrating the Kusama phenomenon through five important works. (translated)
In this article, photographer Harrie Verstappen looks back on his special encounters with the famous Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama in the sixties and seventies, during which he captured her adventures and artistic events in the Netherlands with his camera. (translated)
Yayoi Kusama, the iconic Japanese artist known for her colorful dots and pumpkins, passed away on August 14, 2026, at the age of 97 in Tokyo, and her ongoing creativity was driven by an obsessive fear and despair that she expressed in her art, which will soon be honored with a major retrospective exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. (translated)
Yayoi Kusama, the iconic Japanese artist known as the queen of polka dots, passed away on August 14 in Tokyo. Her artistic legacy and desire to convey the beauty of love and her soul even after death were highlighted in her will, making her an influential figure recognized in the contemporary art world. (translated)
