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Kusama : Infinity

Artist Yayoi Kusama and experts discuss her life and work, from her modest beginnings in Japan to becoming an internationally renowned artist.

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Heather Lenz

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1 win & 7 nominations total

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She's talked to me about
being in this field of flowers - Kusama : Infinity

She's talked to me about being in this field of flowers

So much of Kusama's art - Kusama : Infinity

So much of Kusama's art

It is literally an experience of being lost - Kusama : Infinity

It is literally an experience of being lost

She came across Georgia O'Keeffe's work. - Kusama : Infinity

She came across Georgia O'Keeffe's work.

O'Keeffe engaged with the natural world - Kusama : Infinity

O'Keeffe engaged with the natural world

I think there was something about the work - Kusama : Infinity

I think there was something about the work

Something clicked in Kusama's head - Kusama : Infinity

Something clicked in Kusama's head

This is somebody who can mentor me." - Kusama : Infinity

This is somebody who can mentor me."

"Dear Miss O'Keeffe," - Kusama : Infinity

"Dear Miss O'Keeffe,"

There are very few opportunities
to see your work in Japan. - Kusama : Infinity

There are very few opportunities to see your work in Japan.

I've only seen one of your
original paintings, Black Iris. - Kusama : Infinity

I've only seen one of your original paintings, Black Ir...

I felt that I had in me - Kusama : Infinity

I felt that I had in me

I am going to send several
watercolor paintings to you. - Kusama : Infinity

I am going to send several watercolor paintings to you.

I'm only on the first
step of a long, difficult life - Kusama : Infinity

I'm only on the first step of a long, difficult life

"Yours faithfully, Miss Yayoi Kusama." - Kusama : Infinity

"Yours faithfully, Miss Yayoi Kusama."

Kusama was probably thrilled - Kusama : Infinity

Kusama was probably thrilled

"Dear Yayoi Kusama," - Kusama : Infinity

"Dear Yayoi Kusama,"

They are interesting.
But I live in the country, - Kusama : Infinity

They are interesting. But I live in the country,

In this country, an artist has
a hard time making a living. - Kusama : Infinity

In this country, an artist has a hard time making a living.

O'Keeffe gave her advice
to come to the United States, - Kusama : Infinity

O'Keeffe gave her advice to come to the United States,

The opposition of her family - Kusama : Infinity

The opposition of her family

Kusama is among the very first artists - Kusama : Infinity

Kusama is among the very first artists

She knew in herself that she had a will - Kusama : Infinity

She knew in herself that she had a will

She came to America with
dollar bills sewn in her kimono. - Kusama : Infinity

She came to America with dollar bills sewn in her kimono.

Kusama was coming into
the New York art world, - Kusama : Infinity

Kusama was coming into the New York art world,

Previous to that, women could
be included in group shows, - Kusama : Infinity

Previous to that, women could be included in group shows,

Even some of the women
dealers wouldn't show women. - Kusama : Infinity

Even some of the women dealers wouldn't show women.

I used to see her cry, - Kusama : Infinity

I used to see her cry,

She wanted so much to be in the galleries, - Kusama : Infinity

She wanted so much to be in the galleries,

Not only was she a woman
in a male-dominated art world, - Kusama : Infinity

Not only was she a woman in a male-dominated art world,

She was not taken seriously
by the establishment. - Kusama : Infinity

She was not taken seriously by the establishment.

She's wearing current fashions, - Kusama : Infinity

She's wearing current fashions,

There is a painting called
Pacific Ocean from 1958, - Kusama : Infinity

There is a painting called Pacific Ocean from 1958,

One of the reasons why Pacific Ocean - Kusama : Infinity

One of the reasons why Pacific Ocean

I remember a particular gallery opening - Kusama : Infinity

I remember a particular gallery opening

I have to meet him." - Kusama : Infinity

I have to meet him."

I would see Kusama at the next opening - Kusama : Infinity

I would see Kusama at the next opening

She did everything there
was to do to get ahead. - Kusama : Infinity

She did everything there was to do to get ahead.

That was the number one gallery at that time. - Kusama : Infinity

That was the number one gallery at that time.

One day, one of the boys came and said, - Kusama : Infinity

One day, one of the boys came and said,

About four hours later, here comes a lady - Kusama : Infinity

About four hours later, here comes a lady

A lot of artists couldn't
get into the galleries, - Kusama : Infinity

A lot of artists couldn't get into the galleries,

When she showed, her work looked so different - Kusama : Infinity

When she showed, her work looked so different

The paintings were quite tapestry-like, - Kusama : Infinity

The paintings were quite tapestry-like,

His first line in the review is, - Kusama : Infinity

His first line in the review is,

Don was a sculptor and a critic. - Kusama : Infinity

Don was a sculptor and a critic.

Kusama appeared one day,
completely unannounced, - Kusama : Infinity

Kusama appeared one day, completely unannounced,

You couldn't stop looking at them, - Kusama : Infinity

You couldn't stop looking at them,

I was organizing an exhibition
of contemporary Japanese art. - Kusama : Infinity

I was organizing an exhibition of contemporary Japanese art.

Yayoi was not well-known. She was nobody. - Kusama : Infinity

Yayoi was not well-known. She was nobody.

And these other artists were all men - Kusama : Infinity

And these other artists were all men

I went into most of the galleries, - Kusama : Infinity

I went into most of the galleries,

I saw New York in terms of yellow and black, - Kusama : Infinity

I saw New York in terms of yellow and black,

And I... You know, it seemed like a lot. - Kusama : Infinity

And I... You know, it seemed like a lot.

And the next week, - Kusama : Infinity

And the next week,

And after all, I said, "Okay, I'll do it." - Kusama : Infinity

And after all, I said, "Okay, I'll do it."

Joseph Cornell was a great, important artist. - Kusama : Infinity

Joseph Cornell was a great, important artist.

Cornell was so inspiring and strange, - Kusama : Infinity

Cornell was so inspiring and strange,

He was a surrealist, - Kusama : Infinity

He was a surrealist,

Cornell, during the
years after his father died, - Kusama : Infinity

Cornell, during the years after his father died,

They would talk on the
phone and she would say, - Kusama : Infinity

They would talk on the phone and she would say,

I'll wait for you to come back." - Kusama : Infinity

I'll wait for you to come back."

When you do a painting of that size, - Kusama : Infinity

When you do a painting of that size,

Her health was always something - Kusama : Infinity

Her health was always something

And I suggested to her
that she see a psychiatrist. - Kusama : Infinity

And I suggested to her that she see a psychiatrist.

There's some thought she might have had - Kusama : Infinity

There's some thought she might have had

She describes coming across her father - Kusama : Infinity

She describes coming across her father

For Kusama, that fear, and
she talks about it very explicitly, - Kusama : Infinity

For Kusama, that fear, and she talks about it very explicitl...

Her diagnosis is
obsessive-compulsive neurosis. - Kusama : Infinity

Her diagnosis is obsessive-compulsive neurosis.

Once something enters into her mind, - Kusama : Infinity

Once something enters into her mind,

She has a good eye for
what catches attention, - Kusama : Infinity

She has a good eye for what catches attention,

Maybe so many people wouldn't
have wanted to sit on them. - Kusama : Infinity

Maybe so many people wouldn't have wanted to sit on the...

But I can tell you, - Kusama : Infinity

But I can tell you,

You walk into this group show, - Kusama : Infinity

You walk into this group show,

And yet your eyes always
return to Kusama's couch. - Kusama : Infinity

And yet your eyes always return to Kusama's couch.

Nobody bought them, but
everybody was talking about it. - Kusama : Infinity

Nobody bought them, but everybody was talking about it.

Claes Oldenburg had a stiff piece, - Kusama : Infinity

Claes Oldenburg had a stiff piece,

Oldenburg's loft is a
factory where he works out - Kusama : Infinity

Oldenburg's loft is a factory where he works out

I don't think, until he saw Kusama's artwork, - Kusama : Infinity

I don't think, until he saw Kusama's artwork,

This really discouraged Kusama so much - Kusama : Infinity

This really discouraged Kusama so much

The installation of the
One Thousand Boats Show, - Kusama : Infinity

The installation of the One Thousand Boats Show,

And what she does is she's
covered a rowboat and its oars - Kusama : Infinity

And what she does is she's covered a rowboat and its oa...

Then she has also photographed the boat, - Kusama : Infinity

Then she has also photographed the boat,

The idea of covering all of the walls - Kusama : Infinity

The idea of covering all of the walls

She couldn't go out from her studio, - Kusama : Infinity

She couldn't go out from her studio,

She was living secretly - Kusama : Infinity

She was living secretly

Kusama was creating work of equal importance, - Kusama : Infinity

Kusama was creating work of equal importance,

She was taking away - Kusama : Infinity

She was taking away

The exhibitions that I had,
in particular, The Peep Show, - Kusama : Infinity

The exhibitions that I had, in particular, The Peep Show,

It was an octagonal room, - Kusama : Infinity

It was an octagonal room,

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Artist Yayoi Kusama and experts discuss her life and work, from her modest beginnings in Japan to becoming an internationally renowned artist.

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Director: Heather Lenz

Writer: Keita Ideno, Heather Lenz

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 71/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

BoxOffice: $360,931

Released: 07 Sep 2018

Awards: 1 win & 7 nominations total

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