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Does anyone know Marina Abramovic? :


https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OS0Tg0IjCp4#!

Post: #2

Is it just me or do older woman try and turn every single thing that happens to them into a heart warming life changing experience

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Yeah, I posted about her in a thread last week. She had an art show in the 70's where she layed down and let the audience to whatever they wanted with her. Most art is retarded like this. I wonder how much my turds on a canvas will go for.

Quote:To test the limits of the relationship between performer and audience, Abramović developed one of her most challenging (and best-known) performances. She assigned a passive role to herself, with the public being the force which would act on her.

Abramović had placed upon a table 72 objects that people were allowed to use (a sign informed them) in any way that they chose. Some of these were objects that could give pleasure, while others could be wielded to inflict pain, or to harm her. Among them were a rose, a feather, honey, a whip, scissors, a scalpel, a gun and a single bullet. For six hours the artist allowed the audience members to manipulate her body and actions.

Initially, members of the audience reacted with caution and modesty, but as time passed (and the artist remained impassive) people began to act more aggressively. As Abramović described it later:

“What I learned was that... if you leave it up to the audience, they can kill you.” ... “I felt really violated: they cut up my clothes, stuck rose thorns in my stomach, one person aimed the gun at my head, and another took it away. It created an aggressive atmosphere. After exactly 6 hours, as planned, I stood up and started walking toward the audience. Everyone ran away, to escape an actual confrontation.”[7]

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Fixed the shitty embedding job by the OP.

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(03-10-2013 02:12 AM)Tuthmosis Wrote:  Fixed the shitty embedding job by the OP.

Thanks- it wasn't loading properly.

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I just saw some chick share this last night on Facebook. I blasted the hell out of it. Nice stupid dramatic red dress. What an utterly absurd person.