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03/17/2010: "MARINA ABRAMOVIC: THE ARTIST IS PRESENT"
If you're in New York City any time soon, do yourself a favor and go see the Marina Abramovic exhibition, "The Artist Is Present" at the Museum of Modern Art. It's basically a retrospective of this daring and provocative artist. Yes, there is nudity and plenty of it. In fact, as you enter one of the exhibition spaces, you must walk between a live, nude man and woman who are standing and facing one another. You have maybe about six inches (sorry) to spare as you pass between them. There's also a nude woman lying on a table with a skeleton on top of her and a live, nude participant literally mounted high on a wall with a spotlight shining right on them. I attended on Day Two of the show and Abramovic herself did a performance piece, sitting at a table with participants from the audience. I was dying to take part, but the line was too long. I cannot say enough about this exhibition. Yes, nudity is a theme here, but it's about SO much more. It's about confrontation, violence, relationships, love, courage, religion and much more. Here's what I love ... the exhibition isn't so much about nudity as it is about OUR REACTION to nudity. Just brilliant. Abramovic totally "goes there" and in the process, shines the light ON US. By the way, Abramovic must be in her sixties now and I think she's still smokin' hot!
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Replies: 21 Comments
on Monday, November 28th, Nicole said
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Sorry I didn't get it at all... Who is that weird woman in those pictures anyway...?
on Monday, May 23rd, braydon said
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on Tuesday, May 17th, term papers said
The Museum of Modern Art should change its name to: Museum of Modern Fraud.
That would be much more approprate. Get real folks and start using your brains. �Most real Artists and Masters from the past would simply say: It's a fraud and complete rubbish! The only question I would like to ask Abramovic is: where is your crystal ball lady? What a con !
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on Sunday, December 26th, Joshua said
my favorite part was when Abramovic is pulling a bow taught while her partner is holding the arrow to her chest, pretty intense.
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I think she goes strong till a lil break here and there cuz no matter how odd a person is (excessive nudity) they still need food...To the original poster, what was your favorite part of the exhibition, mine was when Abramovic is pulling a bow taught while her partner is holding the arrow to her chest, intense
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on Thursday, September 16th, Artist said
The Museum of Modern Art should change its name to: Museum of Modern Fraud.
That would be much more approprate. Get real folks and start using your brains. �Most real Artists and Masters from the past would simply say: It's a fraud and complete rubbish! The only question I would like to ask Abramovic is: where is your crystal ball lady? What a con !
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on Sunday, June 27th, Google said
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on Saturday, June 12th, flemo said
I wish to get on this exhibition.
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on Tuesday, June 8th, Life'svirgin said
To answer the above questions, the participants are anyone who went to MOMA, anyone can take part. and I think she goes strong till a lil break here and there cuz no matter how odd a person is (excessive nudity) they still need food...To the original poster, what was your favorite part of the exhibition, mine was when Abramovic is pulling a bow taught while her partner is holding the arrow to her chest, intense: http://www.hazelkid.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/feb2004_17marina-abramovic.jpg
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on Thursday, April 22nd, ugo said
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on Wednesday, March 24th, jussray said
I wonder are the participants for the art exhibit volunteers or something...and do they take breaks....after all...it is art...
on Saturday, March 20th, Adrian said
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