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Yayoi Kusama’s Dots Live On | Sacramento News
Yayoi Kusama, the legendary Japanese artist whose polka dots mesmerized the world, has died at 97 — but her creative fire burned until the very end. Known for transforming galleries into psychedelic dreamscapes with her signature dots, nets, and swirls, she turned personal visions of hallucinatory spots into global art icons. A pioneer who moved to New York in 1957, she battled mental health struggles yet painted relentlessly, declaring she’d “keep painting until I die.” Her work, from $5.8 million auction records to Japan’s highest cultural honor, was fueled by sincerity and devotion. Beyond…
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