[arthistorymajors] Preview of Film about Contemporary Artist Yayoi Kusama, Tuesday night

Bert Winther-Tamaki dewinthe at uci.edu
Sun Mar 3 13:57:11 PST 2013


Dear Art History Majors,

You are invited to join my Art & Globalization class this Tuesday evening for a preview of a not-yet-released movie about the Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama.  Come and meet director-producer Heather Lenz and see the movie!

KUSAMA Princess of Polka Dots
Directed and Produced by Heather Lenz
Humanities Hall 156
Tuesday night March 5.  5:00-6:20pm

The film documents trailblazer Yayoi Kusama’s turbulent quest to become a world famous artist. The story is told through the point of view of scholars, contemporaries, and Kusama herself. An article Lenz wrote about Kusama was published by Specialten and she has also lectured about Kusama. Lenz is working on the Kusama film in collaboration with producer Karen Johnson. In 2012 Lenz edited a seven-minute video about Kusama for the Tate Modern Museum for use in conjunction with a Kusama retrospective. The video has since been posted to YouTube where it has received over 100,000 views.

Sincerely, 
Bert Winther-Tamaki
Chair and Professor, Art History Department
University of California, Irvine
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