Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama dies at 97
A statement on her website stated that the artist died in a Tokyo hospital on Aug 14.
FILE PHOTO: Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama poses for a photograph inside her Infinity Mirrored Room installation titled “The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away” during a media preview of her new exhibition at the David Zwirner gallery in New York Nov 7, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
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Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, 97, has died, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday (Aug 27).
A statement on her website reads: “It is with profound sorrow that the passing of Yayoi Kusama at a hospital in Tokyo on August 14, 2026, at the age of 97.
“Throughout an extraordinary lifetime devoted entirely to artistic creation, Kusama pursued an internationally acclaimed career as a pioneering avant-garde artist whose creative practice encompassed visual art, performance, fiction, and poetry.
“She continued to paint until her final days, never setting aside her brush, and continued exploration of forever love and eternal soul.
“We will carry forward Kusama’s wishes and, through art, continue to bring hope and strength for the future to people around the world.”
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Source: Reuters/sr
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