2018
Sundance Film Festival
美國紀錄片類評審團大獎提名
Directed by 希瑟・冷次
美國紀錄片類評審團大獎提名
若非為了藝術，我應該早已自殺。—— 草間彌生
草間彌生的行為藝術讓我想起謝德慶，他們都是到了美國之後，才開始蓬勃地創作，2020年謝德慶在講座中說了這麼段話：「記錄對我來講，不是重要，但沒有紀錄我今天不可能在這邊，等於這個事情就變成一個傳說了⋯⋯。」 附上講座片段： https://youtu.be/6qPfinjf_jc?t=7467
謝德慶：生命作品 1978-1999 | 1/13/2020,台北台灣這部時尚大師的記錄片也有她喔！ 《Marc Jacobs &Louis Vuitton》
1:09:33 在魚貫來往的人潮中，我奮力打拼如此多個年月，不知有多少次都想拿刀自刎尋死，然後重整思緒，重新站起。 我渴望生命燦爛的陽光，然後無限地活到人生的盡頭。——《草間∞彌生》
24:17 【康奈爾與達利的小故事】 想來分享康奈爾與另一位知名超現實主義藝術家達利的小軼事。康奈爾曾創作一部短片《Rose Hobart》並於畫廊展出。當時達利在看到這部作品時氣到把投影機破壞掉，因為他有個拍攝計畫剛好與其相同，也正打算拍攝出來。達利事後有向畫廊道歉，也說出非常超現實的話「康奈爾從我的潛意識中偷走了我的創意。」
11:05 喬治亞歐姬芙除了協助草間問展，更說服了自己的經銷商購買了幾幅作品，幫助草間彌生擺脫財務困難的窘境。不論是精神或實質上，都成為支撐她創作下去的重要動力。
不認識草間彌生以前，覺得她的作品不過是圓點集結成的作品，與大眾因風靡而趨之若鶩的普普藝術。透過紀錄片綜觀了解她的創作歷程後，敬佩於她將自身投入無限的圓點之網中，直至消融的奮不顧身。不論藝術創作是不得不而為之（為了藝術存活）還是透過藝術自我療癒，以及創作軸心圍繞於性映照自身對性的恐懼。擺盪在矛盾與兩極共存的狀態，總讓我能強烈共感她對生命的感受與愛。
37:40 2018-2019年，《自戀庭園》在睽違半個世紀以後，於倫敦與紐約重現這份具代表性的公共表演藝術。對於「出售你的自戀」，草間也說過：「藝術家不會崇拜別人，因為自己的作品才是最好的，不自戀就不能創作下去。」對於創作者而言，此作品是反思、自省，也是一種鼓舞。
On Show Now：草間彌生《自戀庭園》在倫敦重視 - HOKK fabrica32:05 身穿紅色緊身衣的草間彌生，幾乎被數以千計的白底紅點陽具雕塑淹沒。1965年，她於紐約卡斯提蘭納藝廊的展間，透過玻璃鏡面反射出無數個與陽具們共處的自身，試圖克服對男性生殖器的恐懼，而因這些理念促使她完成代表作稱為《無限鏡屋：陽具原野》。
草間彌生的無限宇宙：在數以千計的陽具雕塑間，修復自身對於「性」的恐懼 - every little d
將和岩井導演線上相會的下午，我們和連俞涵窩在直播場地一角準備進行專訪。Live House 的光線有些不足，正當煩惱該換到哪個場地時，她笑著說：「這裡好像占卜的地方。」隨後自在地入座，跟我們聊生活、聊拍戲，也聊聊自己喜歡的紀錄片。
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