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Artistry and activism cross paths in this vivid homage to a New York icon who has captured the attention of the art world through striking creativity and flair. Scooter Laforge is suitable as a documentary subject; he's talkative, captivating and thrives on experimentation. Director Ethan Minsker, on the other hand, takes fewer risks than the artist, resulting in an enthusiastic portrait that feels rushed and over-edited.
Laforge's story is structured in chapters, which offer the viewer details about his background, vision and collaborations. The abundance of talking heads colours his journey, but is also overwhelming, given the fast pace at which they are introduced. They also diminish the artist's account of his own life, which weighs much more from an emotional standpoint. His chronicle about his queer adolescence is especially touching and explains so much about the darkness of his otherwise flamboyant art.
Converging his vision with Laforge's, Minsker seeks to create.
Laforge's story is structured in chapters, which offer the viewer details about his background, vision and collaborations. The abundance of talking heads colours his journey, but is also overwhelming, given the fast pace at which they are introduced. They also diminish the artist's account of his own life, which weighs much more from an emotional standpoint. His chronicle about his queer adolescence is especially touching and explains so much about the darkness of his otherwise flamboyant art.
Converging his vision with Laforge's, Minsker seeks to create.
- 11/9/2023
- by Sergiu Inizian
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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