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Yayoi Kusama, whose art evoked hallucinatory wonder, dies at 97

Washington Post World Thursday 27 August 2026, 02:56 UTC By Juno Carmel 1 min read
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Yayoi Kusama, the beguiling Japanese artist who was a member of the 1960s avant-garde, disappeared from public view for decades and found global recognition late in life through her polka-dot paintings and mirrored, Instagram-friendly “infinity rooms,” died Aug. 14 at a hospital in Tokyo.

Yayoi Kusama, the beguiling Japanese artist who was a member of the 1960s avant-garde, disappeared from public view for decades and found global recognition late in life through her polka-dot paintings and mirrored, Instagram-friendly “infinity rooms,” died Aug. 14 at a hospital in Tokyo. She was 97. By Juno Carmel
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