Japanese Artist Yayoi Kusama Dies at 97

Yayoi Kusama, one of the most defining voices in contemporary art, has passed away at 97. According to an official statement from her studio released on Thursday, she died at a hospital in Tokyo on August 14.Known for her polka dots, pumpkins, mirrored rooms, and bright red bob, Kusama spent over seven decades nurturing an avant-garde practice that both transformed her deeply personal experiences into an unmistakable visual language and reshaped the experience of contemporary art for generations...