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Currently on view at Danziger gallery in Chelsea: “Portraits in the Presence of Marina Abramovic” by Marco Anelli.

The centerpiece of the landmark retrospective “The Artist is Present” was Abramovic herself, who sat silently in the museum’s atrium inviting visitors to take a seat across from her for as long as they chose. She sat every day for the run of the show—716 hours and 30 minutes— and faced over 1500 people, whose involvement completed the work. Anelli, present for the entire duration of the show, realized his photographic project taking a portrait of each participant and noting the time they spent in the chair. Just as Abramovic’s piece concerned duration, the photographs give the viewer a chance to experience the performance from Abramovic’s perspective. They reveal both dramatic and mundane moments, and speak to the humanity of such interactions, just as the performance itself did.

The resultant photographs are mesmerizing and intense, putting a face to the world of art lovers while capturing what they shared during their contact with the artist. Reminiscent of Walker Evans’s “Subway Series” and Harry Callahan’s “Women Lost in Thought” Anelli’s work speaks to photography’s capacity to explore the human experience from an unobserved viewpoint. While Anelli is not engaging the sitters or Abramovic directly, his meta-performance as gathered in “Portraits in the Presence of Marina Abramovic is a compelling testament to the cathartic power of the gaze and our connection to one another.”

The show will be up September 20 - October 27th. Read more here.

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the-absolute-funniest-posts:

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visual-poetry: “half ok” by keetra dean dixon

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 09:37:01 -0400

visual-poetry:

“half ok” by keetra dean dixon

bonecos: Lampião, Maria Bonita e Cida.

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bonecos: Lampião, Maria Bonita e Cida.

Lampião e Maria Bonita. a inspiração para o modelo dos bonecos...

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:20:58 -0400

Lampião e Maria Bonita.

a inspiração para o modelo dos bonecos veio daqui -> http://www.purlbee.com/hand-sewn-felt-dolls/

mulheres que bordam…no cinema. “brodeuses” ou...

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:38:28 -0400

mulheres que bordam…no cinema.
“brodeuses” ou “as bordadeiras”, filme francês de 2004, que usa o bordado como pano de fundo para contar a história de Claire. Grávida aos 16 anos, ela vai trabalhar para uma bordadeira da alta costura francesa, que usa a técnica Tambour Beading. O filme está disponível no Youtube, em espanhol, com o nome de “Las Bordadoras”.

mulheres que bordam -> arpilleras da resistência política...

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mulheres que bordam -> arpilleras da resistência política chilena

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slowlyeden: Street Embroidery in Germany and Italy by Miss...

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:12:40 -0400

slowlyeden:

Street Embroidery in Germany and Italy by Miss Crosstitch

por que não tive essa ideia antes?! bookspaperscissors: The...

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:23:26 -0400

por que não tive essa ideia antes?!

bookspaperscissors:

The fuzzy little caterpillar munches holes in his leaf, climbs into his cozy chrysalis and later emerges as a beautiful butterfly who sips nectar from a flower and lays teeny-tiny eggs on the leaf of the host plant. From toymaker MuddyFeet

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deposito-de-tirinhas:

por Liniers http://www.porliniers.com/

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uma musa.

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uma musa.

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