Yayoi Kusama, artist of renowned polka dot paintings and installations, dies at 97

The Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama , who splashed her signature polka dots on paintings, sculptures and museum installations around the world , has died, her studio said Thursday. She was 97. Kusama died August 14 at a hospital in Tokyo, Yayoi Kusama Studio said, without specifying the cause of death. “She continued to paint until her final days, never setting aside her brush, and continued explorat