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Michiko Matsumoto

Michiko Matumoto is a filmmaker, photographer, essayist, currently based in Tokyo. Born in Shizuoka Pref. Japan in 1950. Received her degree in Japanese literature from Hosei University. Began working as a freelance photographer in 1970. Presented her first solo exhibition ​”Yoko Ono in New York” in 1974 Published her first book of photographs ​“Women come Alive” in 1978. Started in the 1980s with…

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Viva Niki! The Spirit of Niki de Saint PhalleViva Niki! The Spirit of Niki de Saint Phalle · 2024
Viva Niki! The Spirit of Niki de Saint Phalle
2024
MovieDocumentary
The late French American artist Niki de Saint Phalle is remembered today for her Nanas, a highly spirited force of colorful female sculptures. These figures, as with all of Niki’s works, possess an unbridled creativity that hums with the very energy of life. Through unpublished stills and recent footage shot in Europe, America, and Japan, this documentary recalls the life and legacy of the multidisciplinary artist, whose portraits and artworks japanese director Michiko Matsumoto photographed from 1981. It introduces in intimate detail such masterworks as the Tarot Garden in Tuscany, Italy, a vast collection of large-scale works more than 20 years in the making.

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Viva Niki! The Spirit of Niki de Saint PhalleViva Niki! The Spirit of Niki de Saint Phalle · 2024
Viva Niki! The Spirit of Niki de Saint Phalle
2024
MovieDocumentary
The late French American artist Niki de Saint Phalle is remembered today for her Nanas, a highly spirited force of colorful female sculptures. These figures, as with all of Niki’s works, possess an unbridled creativity that hums with the very energy of life. Through unpublished stills and recent footage shot in Europe, America, and Japan, this documentary recalls the life and legacy of the multidisciplinary artist, whose portraits and artworks japanese director Michiko Matsumoto photographed from 1981. It introduces in intimate detail such masterworks as the Tarot Garden in Tuscany, Italy, a vast collection of large-scale works more than 20 years in the making.

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