Wednesday 27 August 2008

the grandmother of performance art

marina abramović describes herself as "the grandmother of performance art".
"Abramović's work explores the relationship between performer and audience, the limits of the body, and the possibilities of the mind" - wikipedia
i find the performance she did with ulay called "rest energy" brutally intense.

"Rest Energy (1980); they hold a taut bow with an arrow loaded and pointing at Abramovic's heart, with only the weight of their bodies maintaining the tension. Microphones record their rapidly accelerating heartbeats." - link

aww they even have matching clothes and matching hair. they used to be lovers. something tells me their love for each other was dramatic.

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