Olivia Wilde Plays Sociopathic Art Star In I Want Your Sex
Cooper Hoffman portrays Elliott, Tracy's 23-year-old gallery assistant, who becomes her plaything. The film explores themes of both sexual and artistic consent, noting that“both, I ought to warn you, are violated.” The narrative is presented as a caricature of the art world rather than a sharp critique, with Erika stating,“You know I hate criticism, especially when it's accurate.”
Key elements include humorous one-liners, such as,“You don't have a trust fund? What are you, an orphan?” and a character described as a“gorgeous gallery girl who looks at you like she loathes you more than anything in the history of the world.” The movie also features Julio Torres-esque Surrealist elements. Pop star Charli XCX appears as Elliott's unimpressed girlfriend. A scene within the film seemingly offers a“surprisingly searing take” on David Hockney's Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) from 1972, depicting a figure looking down at a version of themselves floating face-down in a pool.
The film is also framed as a Künstlerroman, cleverly revealing another side of itself at this moment. Early in the movie, Erika asks Elliott,“Contemporary art is a scam, you know that, right?” By the end, Elliott undergoes a rebirth, evolving from a victim into a“scam artist” himself, specifically a podcaster profiting from the drama, reflecting the image of his aggressor. I Want Your Sex runs for“an hour-and-a-half” and is currently screening in select theaters and available on streaming services.
Source: Hyperallergic
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