ALMOST 1,000 MILES AWAY from Marina Abramović’s current performance piece at MoMA, I have been deeply moved by the photos of visitors to her exhibition, The Artist Is Present. In this piece, Abramović waits at a table all day and people are invited to sit across from her and stare into her eyes.
I imagine this must be an intense experience–a moment of quiet connection amidst so much noise. And so it’s not really surprising that many viewers (the majority women) are brought to tears. There’s even a tumblr blog devoted to the weeping visitors. Oh, how I wish I could go! Aren’t all the photos beautiful? It was hard to pick my favorites to post here…
(story via New York Magazine)
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the viewers really felt an emotional impact from the exibit. I was impressed to see their tears!
Me too, Pat. But then again, I cry at almost everything…
There is definitely a quiet intensity that I see in all of these photos. They give me goosebumps.