Cutie and the Boxer Page #2

- It gets very good mileage.

- Yeah, I'm sure.

I've been doing this for such a long

time. I usually start off with an image.

Oh, I see.

So this is eventually what

I came up with.

So you put some foam

on the top of it, right?

Yeah. I close my eyes and

hit right to left.

Just one minute. That's all.

- In one minute?

- No, no. Two and a half minutes.

Two and a half!

When I was young

I was obsessed by my ideals

and art was my first priority.

Art was Ushio's priority too.

When it came to that,

we completely agreed.

I'd never known anyone in my life

who was so open-hearted.

I began to love him.

I was so filled with inspiration.

I was never worried about the future.

Hello?

Hi, Ethan.

I'm fine. I'm fine.

Ethan, what's up?

Listen, I have small, very, very

charming, two motorcycles for you.

Hold on, please. Noriko is coming...

Noriko!

It's Ethan.

Hold on, please.

She's coming soon.

Hi.

Good morning.

Fine, thank you.

Mm-hmm.

Okay, bye.

Gyu-chan...

Alexandra from the Guggenheim Museum

wants to see a boxing painting.

She wants to come

to your studio tomorrow.

Let's pull these out.

I'm excited to show these to Alexandra.

She has always liked your work.

Let's look around for bigger ones.

OK.

Is there anything up there?

I see a few dirty rolls,

but I don't think we want those.

- We have so much stuff.

- This isn't a boxing painting, is it?

Look, this looks like the right size.

Noriko, let me take away

whatever's on top.

- I can slide it out.

- Can you?

- Be careful not to cut into the canvas.

- I know.

Oh!

Nice!

Look, there is nice blue.

- This is beautiful...

- This will definitely sell.

This should be good for tomorrow.

Thank you.

If it sells, I take the profit.

How are you?

Nice to see you.

Nice to see you.

Congratulations on your show.

So you've never seen me

do a boxing painting, right?

Only on film.

So today you can see it live.

Okay, and we'd also like

to talk also about

the one we're gonna buy

for the Guggenheim Museum,

which one it will be.

Also, there's a piece

that he created.

It's larger,

and in fact, this is the detail.

I'm interested in one that

has, like, a real historical...

No, no, no, no.

Yeah, exactly.

Yeah, exactly.

And they're interested--

we're just trying to get--

You know, he needs support,

and he needs to be, you know--

and he's getting it now,

and so you're also very key,

you know,

which is really wonderful.

That's great.

Fantastic.

Can you believe?

Ushio cannot drink anymore.

That's how he regained his health.

- That's good.

- It's very strange.

All of a sudden, one day

three and a half years ago...

...he couldn't breathe.

And since then,

it's kind of allergy.

He cannot drink alcohol.

If a doctor finds such a thing,

all the alcoholics

can be saved in this world.

I've got a lot of these.

They're cheap.

- Can I get a picture with him?

- Okay.

Fantastic. Fantastic.

You're welcome.

Fantastic.

That is fabulous!

It looks like a poppy field.

Poppy field? Oh, yes!

Afghan poppy field.

Looks like

an Afghan poppy field.

OK, title is "Poppy Field".

Yeah,Poppy Field.

It's definitely a poppy field.

Yeah.

It's so important

he's not thinking.

He's doing.

It's so visceral.

It's so different from Pollock.

Pollock was actually

consciously...

It's very, very powerful.

You know, I want to work

to try and find funders

who can help us

acquire the work.

We want one that has

some historical resonance.

This one is historical.

Because this one,

he did it at Potsdam University,

at the opening.

But what other ones exist?

The Kamakura one

was photographed in the...

Art in America.

It showed in Art in America.

Okay, so that's the kind

of thing that they like.

That's the kind of thing

I need.

Can you show me a picture

of that?

- We have a copy of...

- We'll give it to you, yeah.

Yeah, yeah,

let's go take a look.

But it's only one event.

But this one was for a university,

and traveled several universities.

Noriko, I like this one.

I'd prefer this one.

Actually, that one is no good because

actually, it doesn't belong to us.

- Oh.

- Because his friend...

- Ushio gave him that one.

- Oh, okay.

And he promised us,

he won't sell it.

But there--

maybe we can work it out.

We have to be sure

that Ushio and Noriko benefit.

- Exactly. No, no, that's--

- Actually...

Ushio was kind of drunk,

so he promised it to him.

- But we can work this out.

- I mean, it's all-- we can negotiate this.

- But I thought, you know,

- the other one, is more easy.

- No, no, no, arigato, arigato.

No, I appreciate that.

No, I appreciate that.

Okay, so I need to do something.

It's gonna take some time.

I mean, I'm sorry.

You've already been

so patient with me.

It's just, you know,

we're just...

I'm doing a start-up.

Ready?

One. Two. Three.

Yahoo!

It was only six months after I met Ushio

when I got pregnant.

Our baby was born,

and Ushio was an alcoholic.

Ushio and I had many fights

caused by his drinking.

With no time to do my artwork,

I lost my joy of painting.

I should've married a guy

who made a secure living

and would take responsibility

for what he did.

Oh, hello, son. Welcome.

Noriko, I can't find

the sweet red bean jelly.

I don't know about it.

You put it on the chair, right?

Ah, it fell down here.

Found it!

Youkan!

Alex, do you want some Youkan?

Uh, I'm okay.

- Alex, you are already drunk.

- No, not at all.

You smell.

Yeah, you smell.

I can give you water.

Hey.

What are you looking for?

- Can I have a little bit?

- No, no, no.

You've had enough.

No, no, no...

That's too much.

Why can't you just drink water?

- Is that the expensive wine?

- It's not especially expensive but...

- It's $13.

- Oh, $13.

But I can't enjoy drinking together

because he guzzles it up like water.

- Like water.

- Like water.

He was getting better.

So I was giving him one glass a day.

He was doing better...

We have to take all the alcohol with us.

That's what we have to do.

Or else Alex will hunt them down.

This happened because you spoiled him.

I want you to take responsibility.

He will never refuse a drink if you

offer. So you never give one to him.

He'll say anything to get a drink.

I did the best I could

to raise my child.

Because he came from a poor family

with an alcoholic parent,

he had a strong inferiority complex.

When I see Alex to school,

he tells me to go home a

block before we reach the bus stop.

He is ashamed of you.

Alex doesn't want you coming along.

I felt guilty that I didn't give my son

a proper environment to grow up in

with drunk adults

hanging around him all the time.

Why don't you go dance alone?

Let me tell you something...

Did Alex go out, Noriko?

He got so drunk

that he's still sleeping.

Why is it always like this with you?

They invited me. I have to go.

Why would you even consider going to

Japan when we can't pay our rent?

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