Rhythm 0

All of Marina Abramovic’s work powerfully investigates presence, corporeality, limits. It is hard and perhaps pointless to pick a “most famous” work, but if one must, a contender for that title is …

https://vimeo.com/71952791 What happens if you allow a group of onlookers to do anything they want to you for six hours? Marina Abramovich ...

Marina Abramovic : Rhythm 0 (1974) “. . . the crucial aspect of a performance is the direct relationship with the audience, the transmission of energy between the doer and the viewer. What is a performance? It is a sort of material and spiritual construction in which an artist places him/herself in front of an audience. It is not a theatre play, it is not something you have to learn and then repeat, identifying with a character. It is a totally direct transmission of energy. “ - Abramovic…

Rhythm 0 (1974), artist Marina Abramović allowed people to use any of 72 objects on her in any way that they chose for six hours. She stood totally passive and surrendered control of her body to the participators. At first people reacted with modesty and caution, but as time passed, people began to act more aggressively. The consistent allowance of trust juxtaposed the increasing degree of violence she received, as those intimate actions were not subject to her approval.

Marina Abramovic in Rhythm 0: A Slide Show (1974)

When Marina Abramović made her controversial performance Rhythm 0, she opened up a discussion about the responsibility of the audience.

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In 1974, Marina Abramovic, the 'grandmother of performance art' stood silently as audience members were allowed to do anything they they wanted to her for 6 hours. The horrifying results are more important than ever for us to revisit now in the age of Donald Trump, Harvey Weinstein and the MeToo Movement.

Rhythm 0 (1974), artist Marina Abramović allowed people to use any of 72 objects on her in any way that they chose for six hours. She stood totally passive and surrendered control of her body to the participators. At first people reacted with modesty and caution, but as time passed, people began to act more aggressively. The consistent allowance of trust juxtaposed the increasing degree of violence she received, as those intimate actions were not subject to her approval.