OPEN POST: Dark Art for an October Wednesday: Artist Allowed People to Whatever They Wanted To Her Body For 6 Hours
Marina Abramović and Willem Dafoe during the Seven Deaths of Maria Callas performance. Source: Sybaris Collection Performance Art is not easy, nor is it liked or understood by scores of people because it can seem like a stunt, which is, in a way, the foundation of performance art. It is supposed to be a confrontational stunt and sometimes it can seem silly or inspire people who don't like art to roll their eyes about "those crazy artsy types". We tend to deride what we don't understand or like, and honestly, art should be for everyone, but not everyone is into art. And that's fine. I don't particularly like football or baseball, but those who love it can wax poetic for hours. For me, art is where I live, so I can do the same, and I enjoy it. Some people roll their eyes at artists, but I roll my eyes at the people who roll their eyes. We could go back and forth until HEY; this could be a Conceptual Art Installation, "Mutual Contempt." That's okay...