Aki Sasamoto: An Artist Walks into a Bar, Art21 New York Close Up
What happens when an artist gives up control Mirroring its subject s own playful and absurdist sensibility, this portrait of sculptor and performance artist Aki Sasamoto is a fluid hybrid of fiction and documentaryat once a magical realist world of spinning objects and a psychological exploration of fundamental questions about artistic creativity. Drinking and bar culture has long served as a source of inspiration for the artist. With a realworld Brooklyn bar as the main stage for her deadpan performance style, a bartender acts as a sympathetic ear for Sasamoto s ruminations on past projects and recent motherhood. Embellished by CGIstyle effects, the artist toggles between impromptu conversations and scripted performances, blurring the line between observable fact and subjective vision. From firing whiskey glasses at Urban Glass in Brooklyn to installing her exhibition, Past in a future tense, at Bortolami Gallery in Manhattan, Sa
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