{
  "id": 3647806,
  "title": "Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama dies at 97",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/japanese-artist-yayoi-kusama-dies-at-97",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-27T02:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/yayoi-kusama-dead-6344066"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama passed away on August 14, 2026, at the age of 97, according to a statement on her website. The artist, whose internationally acclaimed career encompassed visual art, performance, fiction, and poetry, continued to paint until her final days, never abandoning her brush. Kusama never set aside exploration of forever love and eternal soul. Her legacy will continue through art, bringing hope and strength for the future to people around the world.",
  "summary": "A statement on her website stated that the artist died in a Tokyo hospital on Aug 14.",
  "key_points": [
    "Yayoi Kusama died on August 14, 2026, at 97 years old.",
    "Renowned avant-garde artist known for visual art, performance, fiction, and poetry.",
    "Continued painting until final days, exploring forever love and eternal soul."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Yayoi Kusama's passing at 97 leaves a legacy that will continue to inspire and bring hope to people worldwide through her diverse and enduring body of work.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 10,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
        "title": "Japanese Contemporary Artist Yayoi Kusama Dies at 97 (UPDATE1)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/japanese-contemporary-artist-yayoi-kusama-dies-at-97-update1",
        "published": "2026-08-27T02:25:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Japan's 'polka dot queen,' avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama dies at 97",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/japans-polka-dot-queen-avant-garde-artist-yayoi-kusama-dies-at-97",
        "published": "2026-08-27T02:42:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Japan’s ‘polka dot queen’ Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/japans-polka-dot-queen-yayoi-kusama-dies-aged-97",
        "published": "2026-08-27T02:43:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama dies at 97",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/japanese-artist-yayoi-kusama-dies-at-97-3649383",
        "published": "2026-08-27T02:58:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tokyo Weekender",
        "title": "Yayoi Kusama, the Queen of Polka Dots, Dies at 97",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/yayoi-kusama-the-queen-of-polka-dots-dies-at-97",
        "published": "2026-08-27T03:17:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Nippon.com News",
        "title": "Japanese Artist Yayoi Kusama Dies at 97",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/japanese-artist-yayoi-kusama-dies-at-97-3662344",
        "published": "2026-08-27T03:40:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Yayoi Kusama, high priestess of polka dots, has died",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/yayoi-kusama-high-priestess-of-polka-dots-has-died",
        "published": "2026-08-27T03:42:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Yayoi Kusama: Japan's kaleidoscopic, troubled 'polka dot queen'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/yayoi-kusama-japans-kaleidoscopic-troubled-polka-dot-queen",
        "published": "2026-08-27T03:58:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Yayoi Kusama, groundbreaking artist known for her signature polka dots, dies at 97",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/yayoi-kusama-groundbreaking-artist-known-for-her-signature-polka-dots",
        "published": "2026-08-27T03:59:21.000Z"
      }
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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."
}