The Polka Dot Legacy of Yayoi Kusama: A Life in Dots Yayoi Kusama's passing at 97 marks the end of a remarkable life and an artistic journey that has captivated audiences worldwide with its singular fascination for polka dots.
Her canvases have pulsed with an insistent rhythm, as if reality had been perforated by a thousand tiny holes.
Kusama left Japan in 1958 at the age of 27, driven not just by artistic ambition but also by a rebellion against stifling social conventions.