Art Films presents Kusama: Infinity

Art Films presents the best of films by and about artists paired with food & drinks, followed by a post-film discussion. Co-presented by O Cinema and ArtCenter South Florida.

THE SCHEDULE

(Brunch will be served next-door at Charcoal)• BRUNCH starts @ 11:30am• FILM starts @ 12:30pm• POST-FILM DISCUSSION with Lynn Zelevansky, former Director for the Carnegie Museum of Art, and a subject of the film will join us for a post-film conversation with ArtCenter/ South Florida CEO Dennis Scholl.

THE MENU

Breakfast Buffet• Scrambled Farm Eggs Herb-olive Roasted Potatoes• Traditional American Breakfast SausageMorning Pastries + Breads• Muffins• Scones• Zak’ Sourdough Rye• Cultured Butter• Fruit PreservesBeverage Station• Brewed French Roast Coffee• Decaf• Assorted Teas & Infusions• Fresh Orange Juice,• Cranberry Juice• Filtered Water

THE FILM

Now the top-selling female artist in the world, Yayoi Kusama overcame impossible odds to bring her radical artistic vision to the world stage. For decades, her work pushed boundaries that often alienated her from both her peers and those in power in the art world. Kusama was an underdog with everything stacked against her: the trauma of growing up in Japan during World War II, life in a dysfunctional family that discouraged her creative ambitions, sexism and racism in the art establishment, mental illness in a culture where that was particularly shameful and even continuing to pursue and be devoted to her art full time on the cusp of her 90s. In spite of it all, Kusama has endured and has created a legacy of artwork that spans the disciplines of painting, sculpture, installation art, performance art, poetry and literary fiction. After working as an artist for over six decades, people around the globe are experiencing her installation Infinity Mirrored Rooms in record numbers, as Kusama continues to create new work every day.