Purveyor of Polka Dots Yayoi Kusama, 97
• August 31, 2026

Yayoi Kusama, whose artistic trademarks were polka dots and yellow pumpkins, died in Tokyo on Aug. 14, aged 97. Her repetitive, endlessly adaptable, seemingly playful motifs led some to label […]

Artswatch : Rubenstein Leaves KenCen; NGA’s Cornell Trove; Helen Hayes Nominations
• February 14, 2024

Rubenstein to Conclude Kennedy Center Chairmanship   Chair of the Kennedy Center’s board of trustees since 2010, philanthropist David M. Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle Group global investment firm, will step […]