Neil Young reviews a major exhibition dedicated to the long and controversial career of the iconoclast filmmaker. John Waters: Pope of Trash is on view at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles through August 4th, 2024.
Where's the dog-shit?
Pope of Trash must be the first museum show in history that leaves visitors pondering the absence of canine faeces. "The first comprehensive exhibition dedicated to John Waters’s moviemaking, exploring his process, themes, and unmatched style" runs for nearly an entire year at the cavernous Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Museum in Los Angeles and is an exhaustive survey of the professional transgressor's six-decade career(s) to date.
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