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Kusama : Infinity

The system is set up tosupport white male artists, who were carrying onthe tradition of...

The system is set up to
support white male artists, who were carrying on
the tradition of modernism

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The system is set up to support white male artists,
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who were carrying on the tradition of modernism.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:49:57
Uploaded
Jun 25, 2025
Genres
documentary
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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.
But there's also elements of the marketplace, - Kusama : Infinity 00:09
But there's also elements of the marketplace,
Kusama, who was a marginal figure in every way... - Kusama : Infinity 00:04
Kusama, who was a marginal figure in every way...
She was a woman, she was Japanese, - Kusama : Infinity 00:08
She was a woman, she was Japanese,
She did not get the same kind of support - Kusama : Infinity 00:05
She did not get the same kind of support
The respect she had earned in the early 1960s - Kusama : Infinity 00:16
The respect she had earned in the early 1960s
So she was, you know, increasingly disorientated, - Kusama : Infinity 00:07
So she was, you know, increasingly disorientated,
In 1973, I turned on the television, - Kusama : Infinity 00:10
In 1973, I turned on the television,
I saw this piece by Yayoi Kusama, - Kusama : Infinity 00:12
I saw this piece by Yayoi Kusama,
About 20 minutes later, I got a phone call, - Kusama : Infinity 00:10
About 20 minutes later, I got a phone call,
And it seems like the person who did purchase the piece was not. - Kusama : Infinity 00:05
And it seems like the person who did purchase the piece was ...
And at that time, I would be asking different curators - Kusama : Infinity 00:06
And at that time, I would be asking different curators
And most of them had not heard of her - Kusama : Infinity 00:06
And most of them had not heard of her
To go back to Tokyo and to start from scratch again - Kusama : Infinity 00:11
To go back to Tokyo and to start from scratch again
This was the time when she was suffering most - Kusama : Infinity 00:08
This was the time when she was suffering most
At a time she's lost her father, - Kusama : Infinity 00:07
At a time she's lost her father,
And so Kusama finds this hospital, - Kusama : Infinity 00:08
And so Kusama finds this hospital,
And from the security of that environment, - Kusama : Infinity 00:05
And from the security of that environment,
There is a need to fill the hours of every day - Kusama : Infinity 00:12
There is a need to fill the hours of every day
From seeds to insects - Kusama : Infinity 00:10
From seeds to insects
And they come at a time when she's lost her father... - Kusama : Infinity 00:04
And they come at a time when she's lost her father...