日本著名当代艺术家草间弥生去世，享年97岁

日本著名当代艺术家草间弥生于2026年8月27日去世，享年97岁 1。她出生于1929年3月22日，凭借“无限镜屋”沉浸式装置和波点雕塑闻名于世 1。草间弥生一生将幻觉与心理健康挑战转化为艺术创作，并在晚年获得了全球性声誉 1。她生前长期居住在东京的一家精神科诊所 1。

草间弥生于1958年移居纽约 1。1966年，她在威尼斯双年展展出《水仙花园》，放置了1500个镜面球体，每个售价2美元 1。1993年，她作为日本代表正式参加威尼斯双年展 1。2018年，洛杉矶布罗德博物馆的草间弥生展览预售了9万张门票 1。此后，伦敦泰特现代博物馆于2022年、科隆路德维希博物馆于2026年分别举办了她的回顾展 1。草间弥生曾对《Bomb》杂志表示：“我的艺术作品是我生命的表达，尤其是我的精神疾病的表达。” 1。

Renowned Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama died on August 27, 2026, at the age of 97 1. She is widely celebrated for her immersive "infinity mirror rooms" and polka-dot sculptures 1. Kusama resided long-term in a psychiatric clinic in Tokyo 1. Throughout her life, she transformed her hallucinations and mental health challenges into her artistic creations, achieving global acclaim in her later years 1.

Born on March 22, 1929, Kusama relocated to New York in 1958 1. She presented "Narcissus Garden" at the 1966 Venice Biennale, where she installed 1,500 mirrored balls priced at $2 each, and later officially represented Japan at the Venice Biennale in 1993 1. The Broad museum in Los Angeles presold 90,000 tickets for her 2018 exhibition, followed by retrospective shows at the Tate Modern in London in 2022 and the Museum Ludwig in Cologne in 2026 1. Kusama once told Bomb Magazine, "My artwork is an expression of my life, particularly of my mental disease." 1.