Marina Abramovic @ the MOMA, “The Artist is Present”….LIVE VIDEO FEED

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March 14–May 31, 2010

Marina Abramović will perform in the Marron Atrium at MoMA throughout the duration of the exhibition, starting before the Museum opens each day and continuing until after closing. She will not perform during MoMA Nights.

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Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present 
Photo by Marco Anelli. © 2010 Marina Abramović

Day 63, Portrait 17

On Friday I sat with Marina for 25 minutes. It was my second attempt, because the day before Misael and I got shut down by Asian goth kid who sat for almost 2 hours. Catalina sat that day. The experience really can’t be explained eloquently. It was beautiful, surreal, magical, and hopeful that there’s amazing-ness in this world. Waiting in line both days was much a part of the performance itself. I met some really kind people, I recognized one from the flickr portraits. It was going to be her 28th time sitting with her. A personal performance for herself. I thought of the beauty of all of this. Looking at Marina while waiting in line was too much at times. It felt like she was this higher being in a white dress. My heart was in my throat when the guy before me left the seat.

All the things I thought I was going to tell Marina pretty much left once I sat down. I wanted to hug her, comfort her, play with her face and tell her everything is okay. I felt like there’s this amazing thing waiting for all of us. I thought of someone I love and cried. After that I really zoned out. I noticed from my peripheral vision an elderly man walking towards me, then the security guard taking him out. I walked out after a few more minutes, and I fell in love with myself again. Best feeling in the world.