Louise Bourgeois and Yayoi Kusama at Sotheby's on The Art Channel

The Art Channel visits 'Traumata', a curated exhibition of artworks by Louise Bourgeois and Yayoi Kusama addressing the subconscious, memory and trauma. Two of the most significant female artists of the past 75 years, Bourgeois and Kusama battled for recognition and opportunities for artistic self-expression. Experiencing troubled childhoods and family strife, each artist made art to address their fears and to find equilibrium in adult life.
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[@1927chet]

Wonderful words about of my all time favorite artists. I wish I could have seen more. Thanks so much !!

[@RobertGailbrith]

Really interesting perspective- I'm going to go and see the show...

[@MinjiKim-dv8bj]

🎉🎉

[@latetodagame1892]

A box full of fun!

[@TheArtChannel1]

Please feel free to respond to the film and the art by Louise Bourgeois and Yayoi Kusama which Grace and Joshua discuss. You can also share the film to on your own social media pages. Thank you.

[@peterdavino4408]

It's almost as if the functionality of art lies within an endless labyrinth of interpretation.

[@weeborghini4016]

cant agree more

[@NOVACNOURY-tx8rp]

1960'S, I PLAYED ORGAN MUSIC FOR "KUSAMA'S PAINTING POKA-DOTS ON DANCIN NAKED MALES & FEMALES IN FREE BODY MOVEMEN . MY NAME IS NOVAC NOURY ( SOMETIME IN THE YEAR, 1968 OR 1969). *JAMES GALOTTA ? * WAS KUSAMA'S REPRESENTATIVE ? .... JAMES GOLATTA ? HEARD / SAW ME PERFORMING BACKGROUND ORGAN MUSIC IN A PSYCHEDELIC HIPPIE CONCERT CALLED * EVENING WITH GOD ( FEATURING TIMOTHY LEARY )*** THE SPECIAL ONE TIME " TIMOTHY LEARY EVENT " WAS SCHEDULED AT "THE VILLAGE THEATER" IN THE EAST VILLAGE OF NYC... LOCATED ON, (6TH STREET & 2ND AVE) .. JAMES GALLOTA ,THEN APPROACHED ME AFTER MY PERFORMANCE WAS OVER AT THE VILLAGE THEATER ** EVENING WITH GOD** HE EXPLAINED TO ME "KUSAMA WAS HAVING A LIVE HUMAN INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT , WHEREBY KUSAMA WAS GOING TO BE PAINTING DOTS ON SELECTED MALES AND FEMALES BODIES ( IT WAS GOING TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED BY A NUMBER OF PHOTOGRAPHERS AND 35 MM FILM CAMERAS. BACKGROUND MUSIC WAS CRUCIAL TO GET THE DANCING /BODY MOVEMENT GROUP INSPIRED ... ( JAMES GALLATA DID NOT WANT TO USE CONTEMPORARY MUSIC , HE LIKED MY DEEP VERSATILE , DRAMATIC , ORGAN STYLE. GALLOTA EXPLAINED TO ME , THE PBODY MOVEMENT PARTICIPANTS WOULD BE USING THEIR OWN SPONTANEOUS EXPRESSIVE , DANCE, BODY MOVEMENT (THEY WOULD BE NUDE (, HOWEVER *NO SEX WOULD BE INVOLVED IN ANY WAY ** , JUST GOOD OLD UN-IN-HIBITED AMERICAN FREE FLOWING , BODY MOVEMENT IN CONTACT WITH ONE ANOTHER, AS ONE BIG HUMAN MOVEMENT (KINDA LIKE WORMS MOVEMENT INTERTWINING , THEN STANDING UP , THEN ON THE FLOOR MOVEMENT ) SIMILAR TO "THE BWAY PLAY "HAIR" .. . JAMEAS GOLATTA , COMPLIMENTED ME ON MY EXPERIMENTAL SPONTANEOUS (SOLO) ORGAN AND BASS PEDAL STYLE COMBINING CLASSICAL /ACID-ROCK /JAZZ WITH SMOOTH TRANSITION ..IN A SENSUAL DANCE FEELING. (NO DRUMS ) . I USED DANCE TEMPOS AND NO TEMPO ..ASA DRAMATIC WAY INTRODUCING CHORDS AND MELODY (THE BASS LINES CREATED THE TEMPO ALONG WITH THE CHORDS) .... JAMES GOLLATTA SAID, MY ORGAN WOULD INSPIRE THE BODY MOVEMENT AND WANTED ME TO DUPLICATE MY STYLE IN THE UPCOMING PERFORMANCE AS PART OF "KUSAMA'S POLKA-DOT BODY MOVEMENT EXHIBIT " ( GOLATTA, NOTICED THE AUDIENCE AT THE VILLAGE THEATER , WAS DANCING TO MY MUSIC , IN FRONT OF THE STAGE AND IN THE ISLES... IN AN UN-IN-HIBITED WAY , DRING TIMOTHY LEARY'S *THE EVENING WITH GOD * AS THE HIPPIE AUDIENCE, ( FREELY MOVED THEIR BODIES IN AN ] FREEFORM FASHION... AS I SEDUCED THEIR EARS WITH MY BACKGROUND ATMOSPHERICAL ORGAN / BASS PEDAL MELODY /RHYTHM ..) I WAS INTRIGUED WITH THE KUSAMA POLKA-DOT DEBUT / EXHIBIT . I SIGNED A PERFORMANCE CONTRACT WITH JAMES GOLLATTA , AND I WAS PAID HANDSOMELY, FOR PROVIDING THE MUSICAL ATMOSPHERE , IN THE KUSAMA PAINTING POLKA-DOTS ON HUMAN BODY IKN FREE EXPRESSIVE MOVEMENT , EXHIBIT . *BY THE WAY* THE KUSAMA POLKA-DOT PAINTING ON MOVING BODIES, TOOK PLACE AT A CHURCH *(WHICH WAS CLOSED DOWN DESANCTIFIED )* THIS CHURCH, TURNED OUT TO BE A TECHOI/ HOUSE DESTINATION IN NYC ( DECADES LATER) ... THE CHURCH WAS LOCATED ON (WEST 20TH STREET AND 6TH AVE IN MANHATTAN). ..IT EVENTUALLY WAS CALLE **"THE LIMELIGHT ''** ... SO IN THE UPSTAIRS RECTORY ** WHERE BY KUSAMA OR HER REP. (JAMES GOLATTA ) RENTED A SMALL ROOM ** OF WAS WAS TO BECOME THE V.I.P. ROOM OF THE **LIMELIGHT** ,. SO , THIS IS WHERE I WAS TO PERFORM MY EXPERIMENTAL SPONTANEOUS CLASSICAL /JAZZ /ROCK (TEMPO ND NON- TEMPO ATMOSPHERIC ORGAN MUSIC ACCOMPANIED WITH MY 2 FEET PLAYING BASS PEDALS..... TO COMPLIMENT KUSAMA'S ART FORM **PAINTING PINK AND RED POKA-DOTS ON SELECTED NAKED MALE - FEMALES IN A UNIQUE BODY- DANCE MOVEMENT ) ... *FINALLY * SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD OUT THERE , ** IS SUPER 8 / 16 MM BOLEX /35 MM AR-3 WITH AUDIO TRACK / 35 MM PHOTOS CAPTURING KUSAMA'S FIRST AMERICAN / NYC DEBUT ..( PAINTING PINK AND RED POKA-DOTS ON MOVING BODIES * .. THERE WAS ALSO , PHOTOGRAPHERS USING SUPER 8 CAMERAS AND POLAROIDS .. ALL MEMORIALIZED IN THIS NYC 1960'S THE CHURCH ON 6TH AVE AND 20TH STREET ( BEFORE IT WAS TRANSFORMED INTO THE THE WORLD FAMOUS DANCE CLUB CALLED ** " LIMELIGHT " * IF ANYONE KNOWS OF THIS SPECIAL EVENT WHICH IS CAPTURED ON FILM / PHOTOS AND CAREFULLY SECURED IN KUSAMA'S TRUST (JAMES GOLATTA'S ART ARCHIVE) OT THE VARIOUS PHOTOGRAPHERS / VIDEOGRAPHERS WELL KEPT FILES .. PLEASE CONTACT ME OR IF YOU SEE IT POSTED IT ON KZbin / FACEBOOK OR RELEASED TO THE MEDIA, PLEASE INVITE ME TO EXPERIENCE KUSAMA'S WORK OF POKA-DOT ART COMPLIMENTED WITH MY MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUND IN THE 1960'S .. (I'M A CONTINUING MULTI-FACETED NYC ARTIST IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM 2023 ). ** INVENTOR OF THE "ARROWKEBOARD". WORN LIKE A GUITAR , AND SHOT FIRE FROM OUT OF ITS TIP IN THE CLASSIC MILOS FOREMAN'S FILM "HAIR" ( SEE THE 1979 TRAILER , SEE THE HALLUCINATION SCENE IN CENTRAL PARK ) H SEE PHOTOS AND FOOTAGE OF ME PERFORMING ON "ARROWKEYBOARD " IN PRIVATE PARTIES IN STUDIO 54. *PHOTOGRAPHED BY ANTON PERICH FILED IN HIS ARCHIVES .** (1978 -PHANTOM OF THE ORGAN) .....(2023-)"ARROWKYBOARD MAN '' PLEASE LISTEN TO MY SOLO ALBUM , RELEASED IN THE YEAR ,1969 (MUSIC) CLASSICAL /JAZZ /ACID-ROCK STYLE , (WITH TEMPO AND NO- TEMPO ... IT'S PRIMAL WITH MY VOCALS USING NATURAL AND HI-FALSETTO VOICE CREATING A DRAMATIC MELODY /LYRICAL MESSAGE ...IN AN ATMOSPHERIC ORGAN MUSIC COMPOSITION . (BACK IN THE 1960'S....ORGAN / PIANO PLUS, DANCING WITH MY 2 FEET .. PLAYING THOSE ORGAN BASS PEDALS ... WHILE BEING ACCOMPANIED WITH DRUMS AND GUITAR . MY 1969 ATLANTIC SOLO ALBUM IS TITLED * NOVAC THE 5TH WORD***. ..PRODUCED BY HERBIE MANN ( WORLD RENOWNED FLUTIST. R.I.P.) (EMBRYO ATLANTIC #SD 527) I INVITE YOU TO GO ON FACEBOOK AND OR KZbin , AND EXPERIENCE, **MY LATEST NATURAL COSMIC PHENOMENON EXPRESSION WHICH ALSO LURES SPONTANEOUS EUPHORIC VISITOR INTERACTION. ** ( NO DRUGS , NO BOOS, NO SMOKE ... AND EVERYONE IS FULLY CLOTHED ..BUT IT'S VERY MAGICAL AS YOU WILL SEE .) .****.BE CURIOUS *** . GO TO FACEBOOK OR KZbin ****NOVAC NOURY***. kzbin.info/www/bejne/enfXY6mYjtSUf9U.