Review of R.I.P. Rest in Pieces: A Portrait of Joe Coleman (1997) by David S — 20 Dec 2008
A fantastic portrait of one of my favourite artists. At first I was afraid it was only going to focus on his bizarre antics, some of which I find kind of silly (though he explains them well) like biting the heads of live mice, blowing himself up and other acts of performance art. But shortly into the movie Coleman starts coming off as a fairly normal guy (maybe because I'm Catholic too) and fairly respectable. Sort of a reverse version of Crumb.
It's great to see an extremely talented artist at work and explaining his inspirations, but it's amazing to see a great artist as a human being. Fantastic stuff.
This review of R.I.P. Rest in Pieces: A Portrait of Joe Coleman (1997) was written by David S on 20 Dec 2008.
R.I.P. Rest in Pieces: A Portrait of Joe Coleman has generally received very positive reviews.
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