In Japan, Yayoi Kusama Is Remembered as a Visionary and a Rebel NYT > Top Stories By: Javier C. Hernández and Hisako Ueno 27 August 2026 at 14:06 Artists, scholars and fans celebrated Ms. Kusama as a cultural giant who helped bring Japanese art to the masses. © Noriko Hayashi for The New York TimesA pumpkin covered in dots by Yayoi Kusama at the Matsumoto City Museum of Art in Nagano, Japan.
Yayoi Kusama Was the Avant-Garde Radical Who Became a Pop Icon NYT > Top Stories By: Blake Gopnik 27 August 2026 at 06:56 In her mass-produced ubiquity, Kusama became one of her own dots, spreading her image into every corner of our culture. © Philip Fong/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesA video projection of “Song of a Manhattan Suicide Addict,” by Yayoi Kusama, in 2024. In her later years, Kusama was one of the most popular living artists in the world.
Yayoi Kusama, Japanese Pop Artist Known for Polka-Dot Paintings, Dies at 97 NYT > Top Stories By: Holland Cotter 27 August 2026 at 12:40 The Japanese artist’s polka-dot-covered paintings, phallic sculptures and public performances caused a stir in New York City and Europe in the 1960s.
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