very inspiring, loved hearing from kusama herself and seeing all of that archival footage.
“it’s very different than what we’re experiencing today.” - quote about the draft but i think that really sums up the shortcomings of most people’s view of the world
was not down with a lot of the white b*tches they interviewed
very nice seeing the full history of her work, and just how known and prolific she’s become, but sad to know that it’s so late in her life , and that this movie basically says her work selling for a lot and being accessible (instagrammable) means she has now become a success
as if art-making is just for the sake of fame and monetary gains (i know the movie is about her struggle to enter the art world and that art success is unilaterally ascribed to money and notoriety by far more people than just the filmmakers, and that her accomplishments despite all the obstacles are inspiring. however it is extremely capitalist, classist, and anti-art imo to claim those as success rather than admitting the mere fact she continued making original art her entire life as the true success)
and as if it’s not mostly white galleries and institutions profiting off of her hard work.
always appreciate when people call out white men for appropriating women’s art without giving an ounce of credit though
also can you believe i’m an art major and did not know i stuck my head into a kusama infinity installation at the raleigh museum of art?
very inspiring, loved hearing from kusama herself and seeing all of that archival footage.
“it’s very different than what we’re experiencing today.” - quote about the draft but i think that really sums up the shortcomings of most people’s view of the world
was not down with a lot of the white b*tches they interviewed
very nice seeing the full history of her work, and just how known and prolific she’s become, but sad to know that it’s so late in her life , and that this movie basically says her work selling for a lot and being accessible (instagrammable) means she has now become a success
as if art-making is just for the sake of fame and monetary gains (i know the movie is about her struggle to enter the art world and that art success is unilaterally ascribed to money and notoriety by far more people than just the filmmakers, and that her accomplishments despite all the obstacles are inspiring. however it is extremely capitalist, classist, and anti-art imo to claim those as success rather than admitting the mere fact she continued making original art her entire life as the true success)
and as if it’s not mostly white galleries and institutions profiting off of her hard work.
always appreciate when people call out white men for appropriating women’s art without giving an ounce of credit though
also can you believe i’m an art major and did not know i stuck my head into a kusama infinity installation at the raleigh museum of art?