The year 1981 saw Jean-Michel Basquiat’s first public show, Julian Schnabel’s plate paintings, the rise of Neo-Expressionism. Rivers, the original pop artist before Pop Art had a name, was being pushed aside. A documentary made then would be a eulogy dressed as a biography. "Growing" would be ironic: the art world was growing faster, louder, richer, and Rivers was growing irrelevant. But the film would show him refusing irrelevance—working harder, cruder, more personally.
The debate over Growing was reignited in 2010 when New York University (NYU) purchased Larry Rivers's expansive personal archive from the Larry Rivers Foundation. This collection included the master copies of the Growing footage.
The series was created by filming the two girls at regular intervals over several years. During the filming, the artist conducted interviews with them regarding their experiences with physical growth and the transition into puberty. Legal and Ethical Controversy Documentary Growing 1981 Larry Rivers Download
Because the footage depicts minors in inappropriate and sexually suggestive contexts, any digital copy, distribution, or download of Growing violates strict international and federal laws regarding child safety. Where to Watch Legitimate Larry Rivers Documentaries
Growing is not a standard Ken Burns-style historical recount. Instead, it captures Rivers at a specific inflection point in 1981. The film interweaves three threads: The year 1981 saw Jean-Michel Basquiat’s first public
Between 1976 and 1981, Rivers used a video camera to chronicle his two adolescent daughters, Emma and Gwynne.
Most art documentaries from the 1980s exist in a legal limbo. "Growing" would be ironic: the art world was
The physical tapes and digital masters reside under strict lock and key by the Larry Rivers Foundation , explicitly restricted from public viewing, commercial licensing, or internet uploads.
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