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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Japanese Artist Yayoi Kusama Dies Aged 97
Caption: Japanese Artist Yayoi Kusama Dies Aged 97. Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, renowned around the world for her colourful polka dots, pumpkins and immersive installations has died at the age of 97. Her company said Kusama died at a hospital in Tokyo on 14 August and had continued painting until her final days. Kusama became one of the world's most recognisable contemporary artists although her work was largely overlooked for decades before she achieved global fame later in life. Her celebrated Infinity Mirror Rooms, using mirrors and lights to create seemingly endless spaces, attracted millions of visitors while her distinctive sculptures commanded some of the highest prices ever achieved by a female artist. Kusama's career spanned visual art, performance, fiction and poetry establishing her as a pioneering figure in the international avant-garde movement. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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