Tributes have been paid to Yayoi Kusama whose death aged 97 was announced today.

Her museum in Tokyo said she had lived a life "devoted entirely to artistic creation", adding: "She continued to paint until her final days, never setting aside her brush."

A spokesperson for Victoria Miro Gallery praised her "singular artistic vision" and said: "The world has lost a truly revolutionary creative force."

The Japanese artist, who voluntarily lived in a psychiatric hospital for decades, became world famous for her colorful polka-dot-covered works including her trademark pumpkin sculptures.

She also lived and worked in New York in the 1960s where she was part of the downtown avant-garde set with her vast Infinity Net paintings, penis-covered sculptures and naked happenings.

Her appeal extended to the art market where her works sold for millions of dollars and she was hailed as the best selling female artist of modern times.

To learn more about her check out her HENI News profile here.

The number of galleries taking part in the first-ever Frieze Abu Dhabi from November 19 to 22 in the Saadiyat Cultural District.

The chief executive of the $656 million Powerhouse Parramatta has stood down just 72 days before the museum opens its doors in Sydney.

A statement from the New South Wales government said "following new allegations" Lisa Havilah has "stood aside while investigations into governance and procurement are finalized".

The institution, which is due to open on November 7 with work by the likes of Es Devlin, Leonardo da Vinci and James Turrell on show, has been hit in recent months with stories of lavish spending and concerns over appointments and procurement practices.

A government official was appointed acting chief operating officer in July after a report found $18 million had been spent on exhibition design and fitting out galleries while an interior designer was paid $229,000 to decorate 30 in-house apartments to be used by visiting researchers and artists.

Another day, another huge museum heist.

Today it is Spanish police investigating after thieves broke into the Villena Museum near Alicante in the south of the country and escaped with a $2 million Bronze Age gold hoard in around four minutes.

The haul, known as the Villena Treasure, is regarded as one of Europe's most important collections of early gold work and includes bracelets and bowls.

The gang is said to have removed a window to gain entry to the building shortly after 5am while police were reportedly diverted by a false alarm at a nearby sports center.

Villena's mayor Fulgencio Cerdan told journalists: "The truth is that for those of us from Villena, this destroys us. It’s part of our heritage, of our wealth."

It comes just days after the Europol crime agency published a report that found criminals are increasingly drawn to "the low-risk, high-profit potential of museum heists".

A 95-foot animated projection is about to become one of the most seen artworks in San Francisco.

Jennifer Steinkamp’s work, It’s a nice day for a white wedding, will be displayed on the side of the Humboldt Bank Building every evening for three months.

It is held in the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art but is currently not on show and is one of three works - including an installation from the Museum of the African Diaspora - that will be displayed in the Yerba Buena neighborhood.

City mayor Daniel Lurie hailed the installation as an example of how "arts and culture are helping to drive our recovery".

1 - Heinz Mack will celebrate turning 95 with a show at the Palazzo Bembo in Venice. The show, which runs from October 18 to November 22, will see more than 30 paintings on display at the palace overlooking the Grand Canal.

2 - Kim Conaty has been named director of Dartmouth College's Hood Museum of Art in New Hampshire. She previously organized exhibitions of artists including Ruth Asawa and Edward Hopper in her former role as chief curator at New York's Whitney Museum.

3 - A former member of staff at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is taking legal action against it over a data breach that happened last year. The complaint alleges the museum waited nearly a year to inform staff about the breach which included employees' Social Security numbers, according to ARTnews.

4 - The organizers of South Korea's Gwangju Biennale have bowed to pressure after being criticized for censorship. They have agreed the exhibition by Singapore artist Ho Tzu Nyen will be officially called the Taiwan Pavilion. They previously said it would be named NTMoFA after the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts which organizes the pavilion - a move seen as bending to Chinese pressure.