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Lucas Samaras was active in the avant-garde
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Kusama : Infinity

Lucas Samaras was active in the avant-garde, radical art scene of New York in the 1960s

Lucas Samaras was active in the avant-garde, radical art scene of New York in the 1960s

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Lucas Samaras was active in the avant-garde,
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radical art scene of New York in the 1960s.
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8 seconds
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17
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:48
Uploaded
Jun 25, 2025
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documentary
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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.
In 1966, about seven months - Kusama : Infinity 00:18
In 1966, about seven months
That room was unlike anything Samaras had ever made before. - Kusama : Infinity 00:05
That room was unlike anything Samaras had ever made before.
I think it's fair to say, unequivocally, - Kusama : Infinity 00:11
I think it's fair to say, unequivocally,
There is no question that she was not really - Kusama : Infinity 00:09
There is no question that she was not really
I became so depressed one day, - Kusama : Infinity 00:07
I became so depressed one day,
Sometimes, she would simply appear at the door, - Kusama : Infinity 00:07
Sometimes, she would simply appear at the door,
And I'd take her upstairs and put her to bed - Kusama : Infinity 00:08
And I'd take her upstairs and put her to bed
By the mid-60s, Kusama is showing as much, - Kusama : Infinity 00:06
By the mid-60s, Kusama is showing as much,
Selling your art for a few dollars - Kusama : Infinity 00:08
Selling your art for a few dollars
Art is supposed to be expensive, precious, out of reach. - Kusama : Infinity 00:05
Art is supposed to be expensive, precious, out of reach.
She begins in this kimono, - Kusama : Infinity 00:07
She begins in this kimono,
And she is dancing around and lying amid the balls, - Kusama : Infinity 00:09
And she is dancing around and lying amid the balls,
She was always aware of the publicity element, - Kusama : Infinity 00:05
She was always aware of the publicity element,
In New York City, on 53rd Street, - Kusama : Infinity 00:06
In New York City, on 53rd Street,
Kusama presented this happening - Kusama : Infinity 00:06
Kusama presented this happening
Their performance lasted until a MOMA guard - Kusama : Infinity 00:05
Their performance lasted until a MOMA guard
My friend Billy told me that I could - Kusama : Infinity 00:07
My friend Billy told me that I could
And I was quite excited 'cause I'm thinking "portrait." - Kusama : Infinity 00:12
And I was quite excited 'cause I'm thinking "...
She was not looking at you as though you were a human being. - Kusama : Infinity 00:05
She was not looking at you as though you were a human being.
This was a thing that she was going to manipulate, - Kusama : Infinity 00:11
This was a thing that she was going to manipulate,