Marina Abramovic 1974 Art Performance Video Hot Direct

The is not a search for a fleeting thrill. It is a search for a wound—a wound that Abramović opened in 1974 and that art history has yet to close.

She placed 72 objects on a table — roses, feathers, a scalpel, scissors, a gun with a single bullet — and invited the audience to use them on her body as they wished. For six hours, she stood motionless. marina abramovic 1974 art performance video hot