21 April 2012

Another Glimpse at the Yayoi Kusama documentary Princess of Polka Dots


Filmmakers Heather Lenz and Karen Jonson are sharing another glimpse at their documentary in progress Kusama: Princess of Polka Dots which examines the life and career of the extraordinary artist Yayoi Kusama.  Today they posted a new video on Youtube:


This 7-minute clip was put together for the Kusama retrospective at the Tate Modern in London (9 February – 5 June 2012).  I have been impatient to see this film since I first discovered their 2007 trailer:


However, it would seem that they are still trying to raise enough tax-deductible donations to cover the costs of archival image licensing and the cost of post-production.  You can support this promising documentary by donating money here.  If they can secure financing they hope to get the film out to festivals sometime this year.

I also learned this week through a posting on Brainpickings that Kusama has illustrated Alice in Wonderland.  A brilliant pairing of art and fiction which has gone directly onto my birthday wishlist for this year: