dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Finding-Vivian-Maier/70291615
"When longtime nanny Vivian Maier died in 2009, she left behind thousands of photo negatives that she'd produced over the years. But the now-famous shutterbug's unique body of work lay in storage until an amateur historian uncovered the trove."
I finally got around to watching the documentary of Vivian Maier's life tonight. It's well worth the time to see, but sadly leaves you with more questions about this great street photographer than answers. Lots of great interviews with former employers and the kids she watched. I think we can look forward to seeing more of her work as it becomes available.
Or actually there is one question that bothers me... How on earth we people form such ridiculous ideals on what is art? =D The funniest thing I saw on that document was how MoMa and other "art institutions" behave.
www.disfarmer.org
It was clear to me Vivian was a hoarder and had issues needing help. Institutions concept of art usually deals with the amount of income the art can generate for the institution and I suspect if they aren't kicking themselves yet for not accepting the archive ... they soon will be. Only a small sampling of her images have been seen by the public and she has tens of thousands of images!
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