Yayoi Kusama, Pop Artist Who Expanded and Endured, Dies at 97

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Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist who turned hallucinations into art, dies at 97

Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist who turned hallucinations into art, dies at 97 Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, who transformed hallucinations into art and was known for her obsessive dot-covered paintings and pumpkin motifs, has died at the age of 97. The announcement, made on her official website, said she died on August 14 but did not give a cause of death. Frustrated with the confining nature of Japanese society, Kusama left for New York at 27, where she quickly made a name for...

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama dies at 97

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama dies at 97 August 27, 2026Yayoi Kusama gained fame in recent years for her Instagrammable "Infinity Rooms" — immersive installations using mirrors, lights and reflective surfaces to create the illusion of endless space — as well as her large-scale polka dot sculptures. While her works often appear playful, behind them lies the story of a woman who has faced major social and mental health challenges. Around the age of 10, Yayoi Kusama began experiencing...

Queensland surrogate gives birth to biologically unrelated twins

Queensland mother gives birth to biologically unrelated twins as surrogacy coincides with natural pregnancy In short: A Queensland woman has given birth to biologically unrelated twins. The surrogate gave birth to a boy and girl last November and DNA testing showed the boy was biologically her and her husband's child while the girl was genetically the daughter of another couple. Judge Jodie Wooldridge found the babies were not "birth siblings" under surrogacy laws in the "unique" case,...