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Yayoi Kusama, Avant Garde Japanese Artist, Dies At 97
August 27, 2026
Yayoi Kusama has died. The internationally recognized avant garde artist passed away from an unspecified cause on August 14th at a hospital in Tokyo according to her studio's website, which says she was still painting until her final days. Kusama was born in Matsumoto City in 1929 and from a very young age claimed to experience hallucinations. The visions served as the inspiration for her colorful, polka-dot-themed works. Inside Edition Digital’s Mara Montalbano has more.



































































































































































































