Grimes Shares 'Art Angel' Documentary

“Grimes as one person cannot represent more than a couple ideas, that’s why I started developing other characters really abstract from who I am and how I am.”

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Grimes has released a documentary based on her recent studio album and the current state of her career. Presented by and filmed for FADER, the Art Angel documentary features Grimes herself telling her own story and breaking down the narrative behind her latest album Art Angels. For Art Angel, she speaks on the multiple “characters” that represent her artistry and creativity, allows FADER to film some particularily-striking footage of her intense live show and more. During the piece, she also Skypes with collaborator and Taiwanese rapper Aristophanes. You can watch the vignette in its entirety above.

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