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  "id": 3644686,
  "title": "Yayoi Kusama, Pop Artist Who Expanded and Endured, Dies at 97",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/yayoi-kusama-pop-artist-who-expanded-and-endured-dies-at-97",
  "topic": "culture",
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  "published": "2026-08-27T02:26:43.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "The Japanese artist’s polka-dot covered paintings, phallic sculptures and public performances caused a stir in New York City and Europe in the 1960s.",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist who became a global superstar, dies aged 97",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/yayoi-kusama-japanese-artist-who-became-a-global-superstar-dies-aged",
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        "title": "Yayoi Kusama, Pop Artist Who Expanded and Endured, Dies at 97",
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        "published": "2026-08-27T02:28:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Avant-garde Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97",
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        "published": "2026-08-27T02:42:48.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Avant-garde Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97",
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        "published": "2026-08-27T03:15:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Artnet News",
        "title": "Yayoi Kusama, Era-Defining Artist of Dots, Mirrors, and Infinity, Dies at 97",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/yayoi-kusama-era-defining-artist-of-dots-mirrors-and-infinity-dies-at",
        "published": "2026-08-27T03:21:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Japan Forward",
        "title": "Avant-Garde Artist Yayoi Kusama Dies Aged 97",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/avant-garde-artist-yayoi-kusama-dies-aged-97",
        "published": "2026-08-27T03:33:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/japanese-avant-garde-artist-yayoi-kusama-dies-aged-97",
        "published": "2026-08-27T03:57:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hyperallergic",
        "title": "Yayoi Kusama, Artist of Infinities, Dies at 97",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/yayoi-kusama-artist-of-infinities-dies-at-97",
        "published": "2026-08-27T04:42:42.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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