FINDING VIVIAN MAIER – Review by MaryAnn Johanson
Part portrait of a reclusive woman built up piece by piece via meticulous detective work, and part scolding of how the art establishment jealously guards its perimeters and only grudgingly bestows its approval, this is an extraordinary examination of a remarkable artist who was difficult, contradictory, and mysterious. It’s the kind of warts-and-all yet nonjudgmental study we’re used to seeing about male artists but hardly ever about women, and it becomes a stunning detonation of our expectations about creative people. Read more>>