Japanese polka dot artist Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97
Her colourful creations drew large crowds and fetched some of the highest ever prices for a female artist.
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"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."
— Yayoi Kusama , Celebrity
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Her colourful creations drew large crowds and fetched some of the highest ever prices for a female artist.
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