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Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist who becamea global superstar, dies aged 97

From the 1950s to the 2020s, Kusama produced vivid paintings, sculptures and vast installations that often drew on her experience of hallucinations

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Tim Jonze27 Aug 2026, 02:17 amUpdated 26 min ago1 min readWorldWorld
Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist who became a global superstar, dies aged 97

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From the 1950s to the 2020s, Kusama produced vivid paintings, sculptures and vast installations that often drew on her experience of hallucinations

Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese outsider artist who reached superstar status after decades living in a psychiatric hospital, has died aged 97.

Kusama died in a Tokyo hospital on 14 August. Her death was announced by her studio in a statement on her website .

Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese outsider artist who reached superstar status after decades living in a psychiatric hospital, has died aged 97.

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Source: The Guardian · Tim Jonze. Published 27 Aug 2026, 02:17 am.

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