Yayoi Kusama, Avant-Garde Artist Who Pursued Infinity, Has Died at 97

Yayoi Kusama, whose obsessive repetitions of dots and nets became a means of expressing infinity, leaving an indelible mark on contemporary art worldwide, died on August 14 of multiple organ failure at a hospital in Tokyo. She was 97. Her death was reported on August 27 by Kyodo News and confirmed today by her David Zwirner Gallery, her longtime representation. “It’s been one of the great privileges of my professional life to have been able to represent Yayoi Kusama’s extraordi