We finally got to MOMA to see the Marina Abramovic show, and I was quite pleasantly surprised. I’d normally say that I don’t enjoy performance art very much, and have rarely maintained interest at museum retrospectives of performance artists. The mix of video, photo and live performance makes the show easily accessible and pretty enjoyable.
In the main hall there is Abromovic sitting in a chair opposite a member of the general public. Apparently some people end up in tears - marinaabramovicmademecry.tumblr.com. In the main exhibit, I was surprised by how powerful it was walking through a doorway with naked strangers either side. Although the space is wider than the original performance and the nude models were more like models than the general public, it was still uncomfortable squeezing through two completely naked bodies.
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