The Artist is Present
Abramović sat silently at MoMA for 736 hours while visitors took turns sitting across from her. The work explores presence, consciousness, time, and human connection. The mutual gaze created profound encounters and emotional responses. The performance demonstrates art's capacity to create authentic presence and relationship. The work became meditation on being and seeing.
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