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• Internewscast Journal Internewscast TOKYO – Yayoi Kusama, the celebrated Japanese artist whose unmistakable polka dots… This Post: Yayoi Kusama Dies at 97: Polka-Dot Visionary Who Shaped Art first appeared on Internewscast JournalS1
• The artist’s hallucinatory works made her a global superstar.S2
• Kusama, known for her polka dot-covered paintings and immersive installations, died on Aug. 14, according to an announcement on her websiteS3
• The artist was best known for her dot-covered paintings and pumpkin motifs.S4
• Throughout an extraordinary lifetime devoted entirely to artistic creation, Kusama pursued an internationally acclaimed career as a pioneering avant-garde artist whose creative practice encompassed visual art, performance, fiction, and poetry, a statement said...S5
• TOKYO (AP) — 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.S6
• From works of "self-obliteration" to polka dotted nudes, the pioneering artist developed a unique body of work likely to be relevant for years to come.S7
• Her hypnotic, unconventional works propelled her from near-obscurity to a place in the world’s most prominent museums.S8