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CNN Apologizes for Using Photo of Tribute Artist in Dolly Parton Report

Kelly Vohnn says she was "heartbroken" to see her own image used and did not hold back when given the chance to critique the network.

Hollywood Reporter - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

Kusama, who splashed her signature polka dots on paintings, sculptures and museum installations, has died.

The artist channeled hallucinations and battles with mental health into vibrant art featuring her trademark dots, nets and infinity motifs over a career spanning decades and continents.

Deutsche Welle - World - 8 hours ago

Beloved Avant-Garde Artist Yayoi Kusama Dead at 97 -- "I will keep on making my art until the day I die," she once said. "And even after I die, my spirit will keep creating new art."

“I will keep on making my art until the day I die,” she once said. “And even after I die, my spirit will keep creating new art.”

New York Magazine - Top Stories - 9 hours ago

From the archives: Yayoi Kusama, the princess of polka dots -- Yayoi Kusama, one of Japan's most celebrated artists, renowned for her signature polka dots that covered paintings, sculptures, and human bodies, died in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2026, at age 97. In this "Sunday Morning" profile that originally aired Sept. 16, 2012, correspondent Mo Rocca talked with Kusama about her love of creating art, and her lifelong obsession with dots (which she attributed to hallucinations she'd had beginning in childhood). Rocca also visited a major Kusama retrospective at New York's Whitney Museum of American Art. -- Sep 16, 2012

Yayoi Kusama, one of Japan's most celebrated artists, renowned for her signature polka dots that covered paintings, sculptures, and human bodies, died in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2026, at age 97. In this "Sunday Morning" profile that originally aired Sept. 16, 2012, correspondent Mo Rocca talked with Kusama about her love of creating art, and her lifelong obsession with dots (which she attributed to hallucinations she'd had beginning in childhood).

CBS News - Entertainment - 10 hours ago

Japan's 'polka dot queen,' artist Yayoi Kusama, dies aged 97

The artist channeled hallucinations and battles with mental health into vibrant art featuring her trademark dots, nets and infinity motifs over a career spanning decades and continents.

Deutsche Welle - Entertainment - 11 hours ago

Japanese polka dot artist Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97 -- Her colourful creations drew large crowds and fetched some of the highest ever prices for a female artist.

Her colourful creations drew large crowds and fetched some of the highest ever prices for a female artist.

BBC News - Entertainment - 13 hours ago

Beloved Avant-Garde Artist Yayoi Kusama Dead at 97

“I will keep on making my art until the day I die,” she once said. “And even after I die, my spirit will keep creating new art.”

New York Magazine - Entertainment - 14 hours ago

Yayoi Kusama, Renowned Artist, Japan's 'Polka Dot Queen,' Dies at 97

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who splashed her signature polka dots on paintings, sculptures and museum installations around the world, has died, her studio said Thursday. She was 97.

Breitbart - Entertainment - 16 hours ago

Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist who became a global superstar, dies aged 97

The artist became one of the world’s best-known contemporary figures after decades living in a psychiatric hospital

Irish Times - Entertainment - 17 hours ago

Yayoi Kusama: Dots, mirrors, infinity

Dots, bold colors and immersive shapes: The Instagram-ready art of Yayoi Kusama. But the 97-year-old Japanese artist transforms fear and trauma into art. A record-breaking show in Cologne reveals new sides of her work.

Deutsche Welle - Entertainment - 17 hours ago

Polka dots, infinity rooms and phallic sculptures: Yayoi Kusama's art in pictures

“She continued to paint until her final days, never setting aside her brush, and continued exploration of forever love and eternal soul.” Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who splashed her signature polka dots on paintings, sculptures and museum installations around the world, has died aged 97.

Euronews - Entertainment - 20 hours ago

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, known for polka dots, dies at 97

Japan's Yayoi Kusama, one of the world's most celebrated contemporary artists, has died aged 97, her company said Thursday, triggering tributes...

Daily Sabah - Entertainment - 21 hours ago

Yayoi Kusama, Japan's iconic polka-dot artist, dies aged 97

From the 1950s to the 2020s, Kusama produced instantly recognisable giant polka-dot artworks and sculptures, and was recognised later on in her life as a global superstar in the art world.

Euronews - Entertainment - 22 hours ago

Japan's 'polka dot queen' artist Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97

Tokyo, Japan: Japan s Yayoi Kusama, one of the world s most celebrated contemporary artists, has died aged 97, her company said Thursday, triggering t...

Peninsula Qatar - US News - 22 hours ago

Guggi review: No doubting sincerity of Bono's feelings for artist friend

Guggi makes for decent company in doc by Ian Thuillier, who also profiled Gavin Friday and Rory Gallagher

Irish Times - Entertainment - 1 day ago

Yayoi Kusama, who splashed polka dots across the art world, dies at 97

Pioneering Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who splashed her signature polka dots on paintings, sculptures and museum installations around the world, has died

Los Angeles Times - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama dies at 97

Kusama, known for her polka dot-covered paintings and immersive installations, died on Aug. 14, according to an announcement on her website

The Globe and Mail - World - 1 day ago

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama dies at 97

From works of "self-obliteration" to polka dotted nudes, the pioneering artist developed a unique body of work likely to be relevant for years to come.

Deutsche Welle - Entertainment - 1 day ago

Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist renowned for mirror rooms and polka dots, dies at 97

The announcement made on her official website said she died on Aug, 14 but did not give a cause of death.

NBC News - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Avant-garde Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97

The artist’s hallucinatory works made her a global superstar.

Sydney Morning Herald - Entertainment - 1 day ago

Shania Twain, Céline Dion and more Canadian artists grieve the loss of Dolly Parton

The death of Dolly Parton has hit the Canadian music community hard, with artists remembering the country icon as a mentor, hero and source of comfort.

CTV News - Entertainment - 1 day ago

Hannah Einbinder Defends Mark Ruffalo From Paramount "Antisemitism" Claim: "All of Us Artists Could Stand to Be More Like Mark"

The Emmy-winning 'Hacks' actress added that Ruffalo was “fighting for the working class of Hollywood” in his opposition to the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger deal.

Hollywood Reporter - Politics - 2 days ago

Acclaimed artist Rachael Sage to play The Listening Booth

NYC-based acclaimed alt-folk-pop singer-songwriter Rachael Sage will perform at The Listening Booth in Lewes, DE on Saturday, August 22...

Bay to Bay News - Entertainment - 14 days ago

Stevie Nicks Recalled Advising Katy Perry To Stop Viewing Other Female Artists As Competition Amid Her Feud With Taylor Swift

“She said, ‘So, who are your rivals?’ I just looked at her… I said, 'Katy, I don’t have rivals. I have friends. All the other women singers that I know are friends. Nobody’s competing.'”

BuzzFeed News - Entertainment - 7 months ago

Melissa Koby becomes first Black US Open theme artist, and honours Althea Gibson by channelling her own Jamaican grandmother

“When I think about the theme artist title, I don’t think about being the first Black anything. [It's] about telling Althea Gibson’s story...she’s the blueprint for Black women in tennis.”

Global Voices - Sports - 1 year ago

How AI, robotics and late artist Norval Morrisseau are helping fight art fraud -- Tara Deschamps -- -

Finding fake Norval Morrisseau paintings is a time consuming pursuit that requires co-operation from galleries and collectors, as well as a a trained, critical eye. But a new tool has emerged to help in the battle: artificial intelligence.

CBC News - Technology - 1 year ago