still thinking of Kusama- her "Art Medicine". art as cure. art as protection. art as health. art as talisman, amulet, proof of life, act of sadness, act of sanity, a savior, a quest, a means of survival, a means of investigation, of knowing, of coming to terms, a reckoning, a decision, a question.
art as breath. a voice. a call. a need.
food. shelter. water.
art as a basic necessity.
humans make meaning because they need it.
food. shelter. water.
beauty? clarity? direction?
something honest. something basic. something irrefutable.
today i am making wreaths. an ouroborus made of moths. a way of making a prayer. an attempt toward understanding. maybe protection. maybe just an act of simple honesty.
humans make meaning (art) because they need it.
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Beautiful. Art as breath. That's it, for some of us. That's it pure and simple. The video made me sob. It just caught me and wrung me out. I remember seeing her name in the paper reading about her. Many of these images are familiar. Fuck the scholars who say she would not have been as interesting had she presented herself differently. Jesus. Thank you, Angela.
love,
Rebecca
my heart breaks and grins wide, at the same time, when i see her. the tilt of her wigged head. the marker in her hand. there is the air of trust on her. in her. i can feel it and taste it even through the veil of this screen. she breathes it.
i have a hard time agreeing that she is "not normal".
thank you for watching it. the video hit me hard too when i saw it. i felt instantly grateful.
xoxoxo
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It's wonderful to see and hear about someone like Kusama who breaks the constraints, Angela. She reminds me of you, but you keep your sanity. I'd like to know more about her. Thanks, Angela.
elisabeth, thank you for such an awesome comparison! i don't even know what to say! but i promise to keep a good eye on my sanity for sure. :)
the documentary about here is currently a work-in-progress. here's the link to the site:
http://www.kusamadocumentary.com/
i can't wait to see it.
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Rhetorical question: How did I not know about her? Did I forget? Thank you so much, Angela, for presenting her, especially with the introduction that says so clearly you understand. Some among us are comets, blazing and once-in-a-lifetime. What a responsibility to take on.
marylinn- yes! she IS a comet! what a perfect way to describe her! and i love that she has spent her entire life making art... even while institutionalized. amazing. it really IS a necessity for her which is something i totally understand. completely. and i think it is so so beautiful. :)
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