Kusama - Infinity
Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: September 7, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
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Generally favorable reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
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13
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4
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
89
Austin ChronicleJosh KupeckiSep 26, 2018
Kusama’s paint-splattered jeans, her continual need to create, and her singular vision are concepts that Lenz gets through with her very loving film. Read full review
85
Film Journal InternationalLisa Jo SagollaSep 6, 2018
Briskly paced, the film makes for a visually exuberant experience as it cuts quickly among photos and video clips of Kusama’s flashy artwork, commentary from critics, gallery owners and fellow artists (delivered both on-camera and as audio over images of Kusama’s work) and footage of the maverick artist herself. Read full review
85
Film Journal InternationalLisa Jo SagollaSep 6, 2018
Briskly paced, the film makes for a visually exuberant experience as it cuts quickly among photos and video clips of Kusama’s flashy artwork, commentary from critics, gallery owners and fellow artists (delivered both on-camera and as audio over images of Kusama’s work) and footage of the maverick artist herself. Read full review
80
Film ThreatAlan NgSep 15, 2018
Filmmaker Heather Lenz pieces together a fascinating story of this little-known, yet wildly popular artist. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleSep 5, 2018
Mostly, Lenz is committed to showing as much of Kusama’s considerable output as possible, often lovingly panned over with an admiring camera. Think an exhibition program at 24 frames a second. But Kusama – Infinity is also a genuinely felt portrait of the artist as a dedicated survivor, ever in service to her vision of the world and fighting for her place in it. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonSep 12, 2018
A fascinating guide to its subject and her work, but the emotional wall Kusama lives behind remains unbroken. She is a loner and a mystery. Read full review
75
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanSep 11, 2018
Directed by Heather Lenz, the film offers insight and eye candy, despite the fact that it is far more traditional — in style and format — than its subject. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comAllison ShoemakerSep 11, 2018
Lenz’s frank, admiring approach adds a sense of clarity that gives the film an undeniable potency. Here is what she made, it says; is it not wondrous? Here is the hand she was dealt, it says; is it not unjust? Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Kate TaylorSep 6, 2018
The film will make highly informative viewing both for those who get it – and for those who don’t. Read full review
75
Original-CinKaren GordonSep 6, 2018
The nut of the movie, the thing I return to again and again when thinking about it, is the issue of how much the odds were stacked against Kusama. Kusama-Infinity is a perfect movie for the #metoo era: A glimpse into the life of a woman with a vision who had the misfortune of being born at a time when even what was arguably the most progressive culture felt that it was just fine to ignore a woman’s voice. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreSep 2, 2018
With Kusama, the older she gets, the more interesting her “story” becomes. But what makes that story connect is the art itself — dazzling, overwhelming, mesmerizing and playful. All the obsession and depression, brazenness and brass in the world wouldn’t matter if she hadn’t had the goods, all along. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeSep 6, 2018
Kusama: Infinity presents a creative life that is worth exploring, even by those who've been scared away by the crowds. Read full review
70
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergSep 6, 2018
Kusama — Infinity, while conventionally structured, provides ample, illuminating access to an artist’s way of thinking and working. Read full review
60
CineVueSucheta ChakrabortyDec 11, 2018
It is evident that her art is what she has used to plough through the attendant difficulties – lack of success and recognition, mental health issues – of the life she chose for herself. And as the documentary confirms, she has indeed been rewarded for it at long last. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawOct 5, 2018
The film is a respectful and valuable tribute. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineDiego SemereneSep 4, 2018
Despite the exuberance of the works featured, which are promptly flattened by the film's commitment to a traditional documentary blueprint, Yayoi Kusama's resilience still commands our attention. Read full review
42
The Film StageWillow MaclaySep 3, 2018
Where Lenz’s film fails is in its inability to remark upon anything in the abstract qualities of Kusama’s work beyond talking about it only in its historical importance or the most obvious interpretation. Read full review
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