i’ve been meaning to mute this subreddit for a while but i’m glad i didn’t because this is the funniest possible way to describe legendary performance artist marina abramović’s the artist is present
like sure, i guess in a manner of speaking many of those words may be considered true
tbh if we separate the art (post) from the artist (karma farming bot) it’s kind of fun how the phrasing of “a woman was asked” addresses the themes of auto-coercion in abramović’s oeuvre, shifting the artist is present from its obvious continuity with imponderabilia, rhythm 0 etc into continuity with her earlier rhythm pieces
providing context to people who are not familiar: the woman in red in the post is marina abramović, the artist who was present in her performance piece the artist is present. the piece involved her sitting at a table and making silent, personal eye contact with each visitor who chose to sit down at the table with her. at one point in the performance her ex-artistic partner/muse/lover, ulay, made an unplanned appearance as one of the audience, and abramović reached across the table to take his hands during his time participating in the exhibit. abramović’s oeuvre of performance art frequently interrogates the relationship between art, the artist, the audience, and free will, often through the lens of the body. i’d highly recommend you look into her other work, especially the other pieces cited, but be forewarned that a lot of her work engages with sexuality and/or violence in a way that can be, and is intended to be, uncomfortable
