Yayoi Kusama, whose death at age 97 was announced on Thursday, was one of the art world’s most instantly recognizable stars thanks to her bob haircut and polka-dot outfits.
Much of her work was also immediately identifiable, like her mirrored “Infinity Room” installations that drew long lines at museums, or Kusama’s dot-covered pumpkin sculptures that her followers traveled the globe to take selfies in front of.
Yet during a career that lasted more than seven decades, Kusama created a hugely varied oeuvre, including huge abstract paintings, installations featuring fabric phalluses, and naked performance pieces.
Here are photographs reflecting the vast range of her life and career.
