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πŸ‘‰Tate Article

Instructions: There are 72 objects on the table that one can use on me as desired.

Performance: I am the object. During this period I take full responsibility.

Duration: 6 hours (8pm–2am.) Studio Morra, Naples

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[–] [email protected] 279 points 1 year ago (7 children)

As Abramović described it later: "What I learned was that ... if you leave it up to the audience, they can kill you ... I felt really violated: they cut up my clothes, stuck rose thorns in my stomach, one person aimed the gun at my head, and another took it away. It created an aggressive atmosphere. After exactly 6 hours, as planned, I stood up and started walking toward the audience. Everyone ran away, to escape an actual confrontation."

I swear so many people are actual psychopaths and just good at hiding it.

[–] Shialac 122 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A lot of people aren't even good at hiding it, their traits are just seen as virtues in our modern capitalist society

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Couldn't agree more. Lack of empathy seems to be a requirement to get to the top.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

The idea that you can climb at all is a myth. The psychopaths start at the top and stay there.

[–] doppelgangmember 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

ahem... rugged individualists*

[–] FinalRemix 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In name only. A true individualist knows you're responsible for your own fucking behaviors..

[–] doppelgangmember 0 points 1 year ago

Lol didnt think i needed to add the /s with the italics

[–] [email protected] 60 points 1 year ago

"After exactly 6 hours, as planned, I stood up and started walking toward the audience. Everyone ran away, to escape an actual confrontation."

Sounds like the Internet in a nutshell

[–] cactusupyourbutt 53 points 1 year ago (1 children)

what always stand out to me every time I come across this story is the person who took the gun away

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah it seemed the audience divided into attackers and protectors.

Genuinely a very interesting story.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

I think it really proves the act as art to me. Feels like a definite statement, intentional or not

[–] Duamerthrax 40 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What would you even do? If I saw this as an advertised event, I wouldn't go. Neither participating or spectating sounds very interesting. Only psychopaths are going to show up.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

This sums it up for me. An invitation can be open to everyone, but the activity they're being invited to will determine what sort of people show up. When I read, "Come and do whatever you like to an unresisting human who will sit still for six hours," I immediately turn away--not just because I'm not interested in "doing whatever I like" to a person, but because I don't want to be in a room with the crowd of people that I imagine would want to do whatever they like to a person.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The authorities should recreate this act to use as a honeypot to identify all the psychos in society.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago

You can start for free by testing all the middle-managers.

[–] dylanTheDeveloper 4 points 1 year ago

The British have something similar at Buckingham palace. Theirs these guards that just stand around being motionless as possible which attracts people who want to do funny shit to them. They attempt funny shit and get arrested

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

We already have systems in place to funnel ask the sociopaths into positions where they can be monitored by everyone. It's called capitalism and politics.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And do what? Being a psycho isn't illegal in itself.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Assault is, and much of what was done to her would qualify.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is it still assault if it's consensual?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Most likely. For example you can't consent to allowing someone to kill you - see the case where a man agreed to be killed and eaten by someone else.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3286721.stm

The man who killed him was ultimately convicted.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

We're talking about the things that happened in that performance though, not killing someone.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

What the fuck. Like I'd throw some paint at her or draw something funny on her but my god.

[–] x4740N 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wait was the gun fake or real

[–] Drivebyhaiku 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It was real and loaded. The actor was commited to any outcome including being murdered on stage.

The audience first tested the waters and gradually escalated to more extreme forms of violence. When the violence started the audience factionalized into those who were committed to stopping her from being shot, arguing and shaming aggressors or physically stepping in.

While I don't know if I can condone the piece ethically it certainly says more about human nature than most art pieces.