Waiting for the Artist

I thought I really liked this show but then this episode shows up; it's now one of my favorite episodes, of any show, ever. I loved Cate Blanchett before but now she's pretty much my favorite actress of all time (I adore how she got a shout out in these reviews from an actual Hungarian)!

This is so spot on for any one that whent to art school. Having to 'move' round my floor to ceiling art peice that I'm forever embarrassed about but seeing other students take it incredibly seriously i just found this Hilarious.

If you have ever been to art school with pompous people this for you.

I'm not saying there are not great people in performance art because there are but sometimes it's just stupid. Like setting fire to a whole art exhibition.

Definitely a must watch for judgmental person of the art world or just find it ridiculous even though I'm an artist myself this is so funny xx.

I have watched The Artist is Present and it was beautiful. Having said that, this isn't so much a parody of that film as it is a different song set to the same tune, and in that respect it's sweet, hilarious, and perfect. The art pieces range from absurd to nearly as thoughtful as those in the original film this episode uses as inspiration. One should watch it entirely as well before committing to an opinion because the end may be one of Documentary Now!'s best endings to date (and that's set among some very strong contenders.) This series is a treasure.

My parents are Hungarian and I grew up around Hungarians. Hungarian accents in movies/shows never are close. Sometimes they are completely unrecognizable, like Kevin Pollak in "The Whole 9 Yards". Cate Blanchettes was awesome. I totally smiled when she said gas(gaz) correctly. Although everyone else mis-pronounced Budapest (Buda-pesht) which usually only happens if you have never been there. Also she talks about living in communist Hungary but they do not explain how she was able to do her art let alone how she escaped to travel all around Europe before the fall of the iron curtain. Still 9 points for nailing the accent and the ending.

No amount of vapid bloviation from other reviewers of this episode should top you from seeing it. Brilliant! It's PARAODY! And it is parody well done; skewering the idea that sitting in a chair or on a toilet is "art."