World famous Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, known as `the queen of polka dots`, will open a museum exhibiting her works in Tokyo in October, an official said. Kusama, 88, is known for her use of vivid colour in her works that often depict polka dots and spotted pumpkins. She often appears in a wheelchair and sporting her trademark red hair. The museum will hold exhibitions twice a year to `spread the message of world peace and love that Kusama has called for to the world in her works`, the Yayoi Kusama Foundation said in a press release. The first exhibition at the museum, which begins on October 1, will feature her large painting series titled `My Eternal Soul`. `Ms Kusama had a strong wish to open her own museum,` Akira Tatehata, director of the new facility, told AFP on Thursday. `We hope as many people as possible come to see her works,` Tatehata said, adding that the building will be located in Tokyo`s Shinjuku district near her atelier.
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