Yayoi Kusama, Japan’s ‘queen of polka dots’, dies at 97
Summary
Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese artist famous for her polka-dot paintings and immersive art installations, died at age 97 from multiple organ failure in Tokyo. She spent many years creating art despite living in a psychiatric hospital and became a global art icon known as the "queen of polka dots."Key Facts
- Kusama was born in 1929 in Matsumoto, Japan.
- She used polka dots, nets, and infinity motifs inspired by her lifelong hallucinations.
- Kusama moved to the U.S. in the late 1950s and became part of New York’s avant-garde art scene.
- She returned to Japan in 1973 and lived in a psychiatric hospital from 1977 until her death.
- Kusama continued painting daily, working in a studio near the hospital.
- Her art influenced minimalism, pop art, and performance art.
- Kusama collaborated with fashion brands like Louis Vuitton and became internationally famous.
- One of her paintings sold for $10.5 million in 2022, and she received Japan’s Order of Culture in 2016.
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