{"id":373592,"date":"2026-08-27T16:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T15:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/japanese-avant-garde-artist-yayoi-kusama-dies-aged-97\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T16:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T15:00:06","slug":"japanese-avant-garde-artist-yayoi-kusama-dies-aged-97","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/japanese-avant-garde-artist-yayoi-kusama-dies-aged-97\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/8CWiw7FZcRU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8CWiw7FZcRU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama has died aged 97.  <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Overlooked for decades she became famous later in life for her polka dots, giant pumpkins, mirrored infinity rooms and bright red wig.  <\/p>\n<p>Her exhibitions drew large crowds around the world. <\/p>\n<p>For most of her life she lived voluntarily in a psychiatric hospital. <\/p>\n<p>#YayoiKusama #Kusama #C4News #Channel4News<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama has died aged 97. 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