Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97

Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese artist celebrated worldwide for her polka-dot installations and mirrored infinity rooms, has died at ninety-seven. France 24 reports her death was announced Thursday by her company, prompting tributes from around the world. The artist, known as the "polka dot queen," spent decades channeling hallucinations and struggles with mental health into her signature dots, nets, and infinity motifs.

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