Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:27am on 27 Aug 2026,Thursday International
Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, renowned for her polka-dot artworks and immersive Infinity Mirror Rooms, has died aged 97. Her studio said she died in a Tokyo hospital on August 14, 2026, and continued creating art until her final days. Kusama became one of the world’s most recognisable contemporary artists, blending painting, sculpture, performance, literature and installation. Her recurring themes of infinity, repetition and self-obliteration gained enormous international popularity, particularly through social media. Despite struggling for recognition early in her career, major exhibitions at institutions including MoMA and Tate Modern established her as a global artistic icon. (PC: Reuters)
