Interview: Jeffrey Goldstein of Vivian Maier Prints Everybody has an agenda of why they produce something, and it’s as varied as the number of artists out there. But to be motivated to this degree…. Some people say she was just a pure artist who did this just for herself. The flip side is, they say a piece of art doesn’t exist until it communicates to someone else. It’s like an electric connection that goes back and forth. The question also arises, “would she want this? The Exposure?” But the fact that she did a lifetime body of work…. It’s a societal decision: if it’s for the betterment of everybody, it’s worth exploring. Part of an artists job is to edit during their lifetime. The fact that she made the decision not to allows full exposure. And the rarity of this collection is that it’s a complete archive: the good, the bad, the learning curve, the thematic themes that cropped up. So it’s actually very fortuitous she didn’t edit. Artists are known to be their own worst editors.
Interview: Jeffrey Goldstein of Vivian Maier Prints

Everybody has an agenda of why they produce something, and it’s as varied as the number of artists out there. But to be motivated to this degree…. Some people say she was just a pure artist who did this just for herself. The flip side is, they say a piece of art doesn’t exist until it communicates to someone else. It’s like an electric connection that goes back and forth.

The question also arises, “would she want this? The Exposure?” But the fact that she did a lifetime body of work…. It’s a societal decision: if it’s for the betterment of everybody, it’s worth exploring. Part of an artists job is to edit during their lifetime. The fact that she made the decision not to allows full exposure. And the rarity of this collection is that it’s a complete archive: the good, the bad, the learning curve, the thematic themes that cropped up. So it’s actually very fortuitous she didn’t edit. Artists are known to be their own worst editors.