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Kusama : Infinity

Selling your art for a few dollars to anybody who comes by is a very subversive idea

Selling your art for a few dollars to anybody who comes by is a very subversive idea

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Selling your art for a few dollars
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to anybody who comes by
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is a very subversive idea.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:37
Uploaded
Jun 25, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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Movie Summary

Artist Yayoi Kusama and experts discuss her life and work, from her modest beginnings in Japan to becoming an internationally renowned artist.
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,
I felt much more comfortable with gay boys. - Kusama : Infinity 00:04
I felt much more comfortable with gay boys.
It's quite extraordinary to look back - Kusama : Infinity 00:09
It's quite extraordinary to look back
Now I am making a movie, - Kusama : Infinity 00:09
Now I am making a movie,
Kusama wandered into the Gate Theater, - Kusama : Infinity 00:11
Kusama wandered into the Gate Theater,
She had won a prize in Belgium of this film. - Kusama : Infinity 00:06
She had won a prize in Belgium of this film.
She invited me to come to celebrate the opening. - Kusama : Infinity 00:04
She invited me to come to celebrate the opening.
I realized when I got to the box office - Kusama : Infinity 00:08
I realized when I got to the box office
Everybody was in black leather jackets - Kusama : Infinity 00:09
Everybody was in black leather jackets
I felt a little bit embarrassed, but we went in. - Kusama : Infinity 00:04
I felt a little bit embarrassed, but we went in.