Yayoi Kusama never stopped creating until her death at 97. Here’s what she said about productivity and aging.

Yayoi Kusama has died at 97. WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has died at 97 in Tokyo. She was best known for her use of polka dots and patterns in her work, as well as her immersive Infinity Mirror Rooms. Kusama continued creating art throughout her life, painting until her final days.

In the history of the National Gallery of Victoria, their most successful ticketed exhibition did not feature the work of Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet or Pablo Picasso. It was of the veteran Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama, who has died aged 97. Held over the summer months in 2024–25, the Melbourne exhibition attracte