The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, has expressed its condolences following the death of Yayoi Kusama, whose work is held in the museum’s collection. In a message posted on its official account on 27 August 2026, the museum said it deeply mourned her passing, praised her achievements during her lifetime and offered prayers for her repose.
The museum’s collection database records Kusama’s death as 14 August 2026. It gives her name in English as KUSAMA Yayoi and records her as born in Nagano, Japan, on 22 March 1929. The database, which documents the museum’s collection works and materials as of April 2024, lists 10 works by the artist.
Four of the ten titles are published in English — Light, DEFLORATION, IN FLOWER and I’m Here, but Nothing. The remaining six are listed only in Japanese: 自己消滅, 夢の中でつかまった魚の色, 幻の中、そして生きていた日々, 朝のさざなみ, 幻の野に立ちて and 花の束. The museum publishes no English versions of those six.
The museum’s database presents Kusama as a collection artist rather than announcing a new exhibition or memorial programme. It provides a dedicated artist record and a searchable list of her works, but the available notice does not give details of public ceremonies, display changes or forthcoming events connected with her death.
Founded as an institution in Kanazawa, the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art maintains an online collection catalogue that records artists, titles and work information. For Kusama’s entries, the catalogue’s notes explain that its records include the work or series title, date of production, materials, technique or format, and dimensions when available.
The museum’s announcement contains no further biographical information or account of the circumstances of Kusama’s death. Its collection page records her place of birth, dates of life and the 10 works held in the museum’s April 2024 collection record.
