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Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama famous for pumpkins and polka dot sculptures dies
Yayoi Kusama has died aged 97(Image: AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
TL;DR
- Yayoi Kusama, a renowned Japanese avant-garde artist, died at 97.
- She spent years in a psychiatric facility, continuing her artistic creation.
- Kusama gained worldwide recognition for works like 'Infinity Mirror Rooms' and pumpkin paintings.
- Her art was inspired by childhood hallucinations and a desire to express 'forever love and eternal soul'.
- Despite initial struggles with her unconventional art, she achieved significant commercial success later in life.