Stop, stop .
- Up , Marina . - Do not look at me .
This is so beautiful !
Personnel in their positions .
Look firm , Kurt . Marcus , move close to Marina .
Fine, be like that . Perfect .
Raise your head , look at me .
The WOMEN'S EVOLUTION
You know what's interesting ? After 40 years ...
they think you 're crazy and should be in a mental hospital ...
you finally receive both recognition.
It takes so long to take us seriously .
Like this . That's right . Do not touch anything. Anyway .
It was a long way .
Welcome to the Art section of the program . It's amazing .
We're talking about the exhibition Museum of Modern Art .
She will make up eyebrows .
It is you who have to decide . Monica Morales went to see her .
There are three parts naked . Here's the first .
It's called \" Imponderabilia \" the artist Marina Abramovic .
- The name of the artist is Marina . - Marina .
- And the last name ? - I do not know .
Abramovic .
- It is eastern European . - You had already told me .
Marina Abramovic .
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
THE ARTIST IS PRESENT
We can open shortly.
Ladies and gentlemen , do not run . Thank you .
I could not pass you .
Mom dressed me as Satan when I was four ...
to my first party.
Everyone seemed happy how princesses and cowboys.
And I felt so miserable .
A child with a black dress sad Satan and two horns .
I do not know why so she dressed me .
I think it marked my life . We're recreating that image.
Look at me .
Sixty years later .
After the screening , I have to give more attention to my sex life .
I have to take care of it . If I put a photo like this ...
do you think it will attract some men ?
Semi - intellectual artist, on top Career singles looking .
You are seeing several Marinas basically.
You see a Marina ...
What is Product partisan parents ...
two national heroes , without limits , determined ...
grasping what is in front of her .
And near this Marina there is another ...
a child ...
whose mother never gave love enough , very vulnerable ...
and unbelievably disappointed and sad.
And there is another that has a certain spiritual wisdom ...
and can be above it all .
And this is my favorite .
SIX MONTHS AGO DISPLAY AT MoMA
This side of the line .
We have to do there ... it's there .
We can ...
We have to start now .
- I think so ... - This is the coolest .
And then as well .
Here we already have 10 pieces . What is enough.
Yes , if they are well .
I love his name , August . Do you have a brother in September ?
Who will write the texts ?
- Will Klaus and his team . - Will Klaus ?
- Very well, then ... - I just will put them on the wall .
Good to know . Taste of Times font .
- Pleasure to meet you . - The type of letter.
And like the Russian font . But we can choose together.
- Okay . - Great . Thank you.
It is very red.
Yesterday we talked about letting them in black and white .
There will be color actually .
At least once , I wanted to show everything.
What is making art be an artist .
The both of correspondence, e-mails , faxes , letters ...
both the ticket air and all the rest .
The structure is huge . Show physical labor ...
that has nothing to do with creativity ...
just administration.
Office Marina Abramovic .
I will have six floors of MoMA .
- What is a big deal . - It's unbelievable .
I already feel back pain just thinking about it .
Be chronological . This is the beginning . My early work .
This work is called The Artist is Present ...
based on performances where the artist is present .
It does not include my objects transient sound pieces ...
objects with crystals . Only performance . Pure performance .
Everything is performance . If we have images ...
do not show anything but the images. It is very radical.
Therefore , this view at MoMA is historical and important to me .
It put things in the right places ...
performance because it never was a common art form .
It is an alternative since I was born .
Want it to be a form Art and respect .
Before I die .
You too . Kiss.
Let's start with the display .
You will reinterpret his performances ?
- No, I will make a new piece . - One or several ?
Only one new piece . The Artist is Present .
The other people are ...
reinterpreting my five historic pieces .
I think his first performance was a museum in Belgrade .
This is ...
What kind of places ...
Marina , the sound is an inherent element in Relation in Movement ...
where you drive a van a square for 16 hours ...
while yelling numbers a megaphone.
You replaced your persona by a prostitute .
In Rhythm 2 , you took psychoactive drugs ...
to challenge social behavior ...
about women with mental illness .
Rhythm And five , you lay ...
inside a star wood burning ...
and fainted for lack of oxygen .
You have put your body in danger in these works ...
and you must be tired of these questions ...
but I want to talk about it before proceeding .
There is only one question I have not heard for 10 years ...
\" Why is this art? \"
Always ask me when it started ...
and I could not tolerate . Now I miss the question.
Nobody asks me that anymore . Maybe because of my age .
Finally understood understood or pretend to have .
If you are an alternative artist at 18, 19 , 20 years ...
and remains alternative at 29 and 30 years ...
and remains alternative also at 40 and 50 years ...
but I have 63 years . Do not wanna be an alternative .
Many people think it as the grandmother of performance art .
The art has to be beautiful . The artist must be beautiful .
Performance art emerged in the 60s ...
as a challenge to paint .
It was not something hung on the wall.
It is an art form where the object is the body .
In the case of Marina , she uses the human body ...
to express opinions that can be violent ...
or provocative .
It challenges the audience directly and boldly .
The essence of her work ...
is sharing the experience ...
between the audience and the artist .
Many of the works Marina are interventions .
Like when she did Rhythm 0 Naples , with objects ...
and people could use them against her.
That's how Stanford Experiment , right?
It's a science experiment that reveals human nature .
But what is art , but the revelation human nature ?
It seems a mystery crime . Like Hitchcock .
She will be murdered ? Here 's the gun .
What will happen ? Who comes and who goes ?
The veneer of civilization is very thin .
And it's amazing how quickly ...
a group of people becomes animalistic ...
if you give him such permission .
Some of the performances initials of Marina ...
were about it .
By playing with the knife ...
Marina creates the intensity of her performances ...
which makes transcendental .
Marina chose
to reinterpret five of their historical pieces in MoMA .
She invited for a workshop at her home in Hudson Valley .
The workshop is called \"Clearing House \" ...
to prepare for display at MoMA .
Let's cut together . And fast.
We have to cut all this and put into soup before 14h .
My generation of artists no longer acts .
I am one of the two or three others.
And I thought : \" It is my duty to make history ? \"
So when I was invited to make a display at MoMA ...
thought important for me and my ego ...
give five historical pieces ...
for young artists reinterpret .
They are coming and I 'm making soup .
She said that we will not eat or talk for three days .
That we hate it 's time ...
but then we love her and do what she wants .
Why do you look worried?
She wants us to stay fasting for three days ...
and said we will do exercises .
I believe in my instinct and think it is right to trust her .
Make your last telephone calls .
You will be free three days. That's incredible.
What will happen ?
- We 'll tell you later . - It does not matter .
This will be different.
They can use that experience and then do whatever they want .
But it is likely that they hate me . At least at the beginning .
It is a simple structure , and the idea is to control your body ...
and control your mind ...
in zero gravity if possible .
The first ritual is to wake up and do simple exercises ...
eg , skip and release some energy .
I will show you . It's simple . After going to the river .
If anyone has trouble Nude ...
bring a swimsuit, bikini, swimsuit , you want ...
or go naked , do not care .
We do this because they have to work three months ...
what a great type of obligation .
They have to create your own charismatic space ...
and for that, we have to consider some training .
The purpose is empty ourselves .
Being able to be at the present time .
Put our minds the here and now .
Then something appears emotional . It's what we want this work .
Performance is in need an emotional outlet.
It is a kind of direct dialogue between the audience and the artist .
And if you are this 100 % during the performance ...
emotional moment come for everyone.
There is no escape . Everyone feels it .
Artists have to be warriors ...
must be specified and have energy to conquer ...
not only new territory , but themselves ...
and weaknesses.
No matter what job that makes as an artist ...
the most important is the state mental that you realize .
Performance is a matter of mental state .
So ...
wait and see.
Marina Abramovic : The Artist is Present ...
mean of 9 March to May 31 ...
whenever you enter the museum ...
can be at nine thirty morning or afternoon at five ...
she will be present .
Just as I thought The Artist Gift is a salon?
Like a movie set .
There is a square huge light.
Only the square , as in the movie Lost in Translation .
In the middle of the square , there is a table and two chairs .
It's simple , it's like not there was nothing .
Only the artist sitting . I want to be there like a stone .
Only three months .
And look in his eyes .
Will be three months . Everyday.
If you work three months performance becomes reality.
No one understands that more difficult is doing something that is almost nothing .
This requires 100 % of you no more story to tell ...
there are no objects behind which hide. There is nothing .
It is their sheer presence , you just have your energy and nothing else .
Seven and a half hours , six days a week.
Without moving.
I have nothing to say.
No comments . Just respect.
I find unbearable sit without moving.
She tries .
Do not know if will work .
Can I show you ?
When she had this idea thought : \" She's going to kill. \"
I said : \" Marina , do not know if you want the responsibility ...
give you permission to do this .
Think about it a couple of days . \"
She called me the next day and said, \" I can do that . \"
Once Klaus Biesenbach created the name of the show ...
The Artist is Present , was as a destination .
Liked at the time . The Artist is Present , can not escape .
Look. This is not fantastic ?
- It is aesthetic . - No one will see it .
There will be the flood museum.
Maybe I will not use it .
I am telling you never use . You promised .
Well , this is a security issue ...
Men do not understand . I think that is good.
He did not want to deal with reality .
It fits well. I think it was a brilliant solution .
I do not know why I have to do increasingly difficult.
I could have done a retrospective .
Thirty- six people reinterpreting my pieces .
A dinner to celebrate go home and the job was done .
Why must I do this ? It seems the cross I bear.
It's crazy . God help me take it to the end .
When you watch one performance of Marina Abramovic ...
you are engaged in the physical presence of her ...
that is impressive.
The evidence of the tremendous force and physical energy it ...
that the presence of the public gives you ...
is clearly innate .
She can sit still, or do very little ...
or what she is doing in performance for long.
Most people fail .
My parents are heroes national the time of Tito ...
during the Second War in the former Yugoslavia .
Had much control in my house , which I hated .
Everything was disciplined, with time .
I was trained to be a soldier .
Mom woke me up in the night ...
I was asleep in a rumpled bed .
That was kind of crazy. There was no love .
I do not remember Mom kissing me or hugging .
Later, when she asked : \" Why would you ever kiss me? \"
She was surprised and said ...
\" Of course not , I do not want to spoil it . \"
She not spoiled me , but I had a loving grandmother ...
present, religious , passed all the time in church .
I spent much time with her ...
because my parents were political , had no time for me .
There is a strange mixture ...
between religiosity and that Communist discipline.
Today I see it was important to me ...
it made me who I am.
THREE MONTHS BEFORE DISPLAY AT MoMA
FLORENCE , ITALY
- Nice to meet you . - Welcome to Florence .
Thank you.
I had to go to the bathroom at the airport ...
and made ​​a discovery fantastic .
Two pages with illustrations . \" How to wash your hands ...
with soap and water . \"
Brilliant.
We are here today ...
for the delivery of important Lorenzo Magnifico Award ...
Marina Abramovic .
Thank you.
I need the microphone ?
I thought I'd lecture in the end ...
but do not think this is the occasion to lecture.
I'd rather have a dialogue with the public .
Before that , I read My manifesto for you .
I wrote my manifesto heart .
He is also funny, at the same time.
But it's true .
\" An artist should not lie to himself or others.
An artist should not steal ideas from another artist.
An artist should not to commit himself ...
or the art market .
An artist should not kill another human being .
An artist should not do idol .
An artist is related . To your love life \"
No, love life .
Loving .
\" An artist should avoid fall in love with another artist .
An artist should avoid fall in love with another artist .
An artist should avoid . Fall in love with another artist \"
We met when she came to Amsterdam .
She was going to perform.
I met her before and thought ...
The exhibition was called Thomas Lips .
During the performance ...
she made a pentagram belly with a razor ...
and whipped .
I thought, \" Maybe not . \"
Then I started to notice the wounds .
Do not licked , but took care and cleaned the wounds ...
put something in them , and I think that was the crux .
When we met there was an immediate fascination.
By type , character personality ...
the work we did individually.
It was as if we had found lost a brother or sister.
It was something.
And born on the same day ,
Obviously .
Fate brought us together .
I loved him very much . More than myself .
For me , when we started working together, it was forever.
I thought that relationship and work and never would end .
Were two conjoined twins the body and soul .
Were lovers , we were friends were artists ...
all at the same time.
And our love was always above that.
The relationship of Marina and Ulay is a great love story .
Marina has no limits ...
and met someone who was prepared for all the art .
That must have impressed her because she met her partner.
When Marina and Ulay started the workgroup ...
known as Relation Works ...
nothing like it had been made ​​until then.
Our bodies were of confrontational way ...
because we wanted to show the man / woman conflict ...
traumatic experiences about relationships .
We filled purple marks at the time.
But it did not hurt .
Our 12 years have been so intense , heavy and powerful ...
as a lifetime other people 's .
We passed through several stages . Falling in Love, stay together 12 years .
For the first time in 23 years ...
we get under the same roof .
Ulay arrive at 14h . This is the first time ...
Ulay who comes to this apartment in New York .
He never came here or the other.
They are separated for years . Come join us to talk about it .
I do not know what will happen , but it will be interesting.
For sure .
- How will - I'm fine.
I just get the analyst.
Dr. Glimour . A special lady .
Very strict . Taste of rigor .
By bit she does not wear uniform.
She told me I'm not so badly emotionally ...
and that I should explore more my childhood ...
and not repeat the same patterns next relationship.
I told him about Ulay and she thinks that the meeting can be easy ...
or not . We do not know . Let me take a glass - d ?? water.
Both are in the third act of our lives .
There is no other moment to approach ...
and forgive us.
And peacefully understand that was terrible ...
painful and hateful when we were together ...
but was creative while and we must forgive ourselves .
You're in the wrong building ?
- The Performing Garage is here. - This is my building .
Hello , dear .
How should I call it ? Grandma diva or performance art ?
Come in.
I think I still love her . I can live with that .
I'm happy. It's better than hate her .
Here is my loft . You know Davide ?
- That nothing . - My assistant .
- Hello , Davide . - Did you ever know .
I saw him in the office , right?
- It is you who sends the emails . - Am .
Davide is a young artist . And the good . He is Turin .
- David- ê - Not David . It is Davide .
- How are you going ? - I'm fine . Look at me .
Certainly .
If I can help , will be a pleasure .
If I can do something for her , will be a pleasure .
Depends on what , but for now , yes, of course .
I can only do two things . Helping or be good .
It's an amazing apartment . You are always here , Davide ?
Yes , almost always .
I try to do the same . Here is great .
Maybe she still love me. I do not know .
Tomorrow we'll find out . Tomorrow or later.
And maybe I \" put a finger in her tooth.\"
- Put a finger in her tooth ? - This means doing something sensible .
REACHING THE LIMIT
Marina , you're nervous with the exhibition at MoMA ?
Very . I'm nervous up to make speech.
- Fico days in the bathroom . - Okay .
If I'm not nervous , I get so nervous .
You will move a bit in the chair ...
going to and fro or will be in the same position ?
In the same position . I'm not moving .
Where will you look ?
For those who sit in front of me .
There will be a chair in front of you ?
Yes , one can as you want to sit .
In front .
There will be 11-15 thousand people MoMA . Will only stare.
Marina seduces everyone you know . Is not the case with me ...
because I've been through this process and now we are divorced .
We are great friends , but divorced .
He would never try to seduce me because we are divorced .
With Marina , always try to separate the artist from the person ...
with whom I relate professionally.
I try to deal with it as if it were a sculpture .
I see her work as an object .
I try to be objective with it ...
because they do not want the artist interfere .
Because Marina never stops acting .
Marina , you do not need this ?
Are you sure ?
He makes the wine disappear .
I can teach her how to do this is fun.
I just met someone ...
they thought I should really know ...
and it happened at MoMA . So we came here , we drink ...
and he is a guy interesting.
He is a magician . David Blaine .
He thinks he can do something during my exhibition at MoMA .
Knows the axes behind glass in case of emergency?
I thought about using one substance that she has ...
and choke her with it . People would find it very strange .
Then , break the glass , take the ax and start cutting it .
Then the ambulance arrives ...
they put a covered about me ...
there's blood everywhere . And the police arrive and arrest him .
She is lying there and that's the end of the exhibition .
And people do not know it was an accident .
Questioning if it is real or not .
- And I will strike violently . - Have you done this ?
If I do this two times , is an illusion .
But when you do it since it is madness .
Fantastic Marina is that it will be at MoMA .
That is the public perfect for this.
Certainly .
- What do you think ? - I think it's a bad idea .
Why ?
It is an interesting subject and does amazing things ...
but culturally some people ...
call people so magical ...
it should rather be called illusionist ...
and that says it all .
His work has nothing to do with illusionism .
He is real. And make the connection between these works at the MoMA ...
the more important exhibition you have done in your career ...
would be a disaster . I think that is the wrong thing to do .
I oppose with all my being . How about this ?
Done ! You are right . I accept .
- Done . - Thank you.
We work with nine galleries . Marina And now is a giant .
But Sean has supported us ...
when nobody wanted to deal with problems ...
to have a performance artist in the context of a gallery .
Answer me .
Among blue ...
and red, which do you prefer?
- What is your first instinct ? - Red .
Klaus chose blue , but all want the red.
Performances by nature are ephemeral .
Then carefully select a photo ...
to represent each performance ...
and transform in books and sell them.
This is fantastic .
We had minor issues .
That was 20 years ago ...
and sell for two to five thousand dollars each .
And now they are highly sought and if you can find them ...
they are worth between 25 and $ 50,000 each .
There is a drama in these photos .
The model we created for Marina and how it created the market ...
has become a standard observed by others.
So that's it .
ART IS EASY
In the 70s , with Ulay , took the radical decision ...
living in a car.
Not needed to pay phone bills ...
light rental . And we had no money .
We did not want to do anything besides acting .
Igor , this is the van where I lived . I lived in it so long ...
and two days ago you said she is beautiful .
And I said, \" Linda in a museum , but it was a hard life ...
I had nothing . lovely \" Let's go .
It had been over 30 years I did not see that car .
And when I saw him at the museum , I had an unexpected feeling .
It was like a past life come to meet me .
We live in the countryside with shepherds , we took milk of goats .
We were going with empty bottle mineral water ...
borrow petrol the posts .
I knew all the showers and gas stations in Europe .
This van drives me thrilled .
Gee , I heart party to look the van .
I remember how there was so much belief hope and innocence ...
in our life at that time .
It was a very happy time in my life right car.
I had everything I ever wanted . The man I loved ...
working together , being radicals ...
and without words no commitment .
There were two of us the dog and the universe .
I see that way amazing from there to here .
It's a long way .
I have to prepare the display . No time .
Marina knitting sweaters for us .
I repaired and always ran the car . Marina did not drive .
We had only the basics . We were like modern nomads .
But it was the best time . We had a lot of energy and power.
Here is the Hudson River?
Here is Hudson. Go ahead . Red light , stop .
Green light , go .
Let's stop here because I want to drive now .
It is my historic moment .
'll Drive for you the first time in life.
I am willing to sit beside her .
Ulay .
Never thought would reach it . Never .
- The lighthouse is lit ? - Right .
- Nope. Lighthouse is lit - Yes , it is.
- That's great . - I had already called the lighthouse .
The handbrake is down ?
He was pulled . Not now .
I knew there was something wrong.
Let's stroll . You're in my hands now .
It was what I feared.
Turn right most . A little more . Stop .
Go, go . Is perfect.
Go ahead .
Only one meter, or pass through the door .
Well , I'm a little nervous ...
but surprised .
From one to 10 , Ulay , what do you think ? Five ?
- More . - Six ?
More.
- Okay, seven and a half . - No seven .
Seven is a good number .
Great .
Very well .
Abramovic . You work hard .
- I only know how to do that. - It is true .
I will make zucchini sauce pasta with this .
Our relationship was based on tasks ...
of man and woman. He did everything in the outside world ...
took loans money was going to the bank .
And I cleaned , washed and took care of the dog.
When we parted , I had no bank account .
I did not know how it worked .
It took me a while to learn everything from scratch .
You have opener ?
After our simple life she became too ambitious .
Both at work as in life itself ...
with respect the image and wealth.
And I kept more in line stable , straight after the split .
She climbed a huge mountain ...
with much success .
This may be weird , but not have time to push myself ...
to make it possible for me .
But no need to do this , I'll marry her .
Okay if I do the food a bit spicy ?
Pepperoncini ?
I believe there are not many artists working both ...
as Marina .
But she is always very elegant .
I look like a field worker .
I am a worker in art .
I look like a worker, but much less work .
Well , you know what I mean .
'm Lazy .
The Nightsea Crossing is a man and a woman ...
sitting in front of each other in chairs .
Sitting without moving, silent ...
and fast.
This portrays what is despised in Western society .
Inactivity, lack of action silence are discredited ...
Fasting is discredited .
These three things irritated people ...
especially when it lasted four, five , six, seven ...
eight, nine , ten, eleven , twelve thirteen , fourteen, fifteen ...
sixteen days .
Inactivity, silence , fasting , absolutely still ...
which is almost impossible.
We did Nightsea Crossing for 90 non-consecutive days .
Once I got up .
Not take it anymore .
A woman sits better than the man ...
because of the anatomy . I gave up after 13 or 14 days .
My ribs were pushing so hard my spleen ...
they said at the hospital : \" You should stop fasting . \"
I had already lost 10kg .
This was beyond the bounds on my part .
Once .
He could not sit because he was so skinny ...
bones penetrated his skin .
Yogis do the same . But he did not .
Then he said : \" You have to get up ...
it might not make it without me . \"
And I saw no reason for that.
So keep doing the Nightsea Crossing.
Still , but with the empty chair .
Never had a relationship with a woman , or man ...
with such a degree symbiotic quality.
Twelve years have left us exhausted .
The Marina - Ulay , collaboration in a simple, direct ...
and deep , expressing dynamic man / woman ...
and reaches a epic conclusion ...
to walk on the Wall China called The Lovers .
She goes beyond what is extravagant in proportion .
The Lovers , where Marina and Ulay walked in Wall of China ...
was an epic .
The process of three months walking toward each other ...
was very simple , without exaggeration and extraordinarily clear .
This was the last work them in Relation Works .
And walk in Wall of China ended with their separation .
Soon became a great couple of artists ...
and all projected a perfect image .
Actually , he was not happy ...
and as they were better our work ...
was our worst private relationship.
And then , his interests were different from mine ...
and he was experiencing life , drinking , using drugs .
Then he became unfaithful , which was very difficult for me .
We were monogamous to a point .
When the rigor of that ideology began to unravel ...
started ...
to disintegrate .
Then , at the time, she had a Sexual adventure with someone ...
as I had .
At the same time . Except she chose a friend of ours . I did not .
I should not have said that .
It took us eight years trading permission ...
to walk in Wall of China ...
and he had to go to China several times . She was the translator.
When finished with the wall , he told me she was pregnant .
E asked : \" What do I do ? \"
I said, \" What do you do ?
I'm leaving and you do what you want . \"
Then they got married.
It was like the beginning . Ended as it began .
Started quickly and ended quickly .
Was well .
After I separated of Ulay ...
lived more time dramatic of my life .
I wrote in my diary : \" I'm 40 , overweight ...
ugly and undesirable . \"
I thought, \" God , I lost the man I love and my work . \"
We worked together. There was nothing . He was empty .
And it would be a new beginning ...
or I would destroy me with depression .
It was the first time I received a penny in Paris ...
and bought clothing couture . I felt great .
I went to the hairdresser , did pedicure manicure. It was great .
What is the price of this jacket ? He is priceless .
- You can not pay for it . - Price .
The price of couture starts at eight thousand ...
and can reach 200 , 300 , 400 000 euros .
Depends on the parts .
I did it all to right and I was fine.
Why not feel good and desired again?
And since I started worshiping fashion .
It was like a secret desire .
That is beautiful . What do you think ?
Being a performance artist in the 70 , 80 was to be poor .
Point . End point .
Goodbye ...
extremes.
After we parted , she was working in theater .
There was money in it .
Goodbye ...
Ulay .
The new jobs have it a very formalist aesthetics.
She had entered in the theater world .
Everything was on stage .
With a theatrical flair .
Marina is an artist more theatrical, emotional ...
much more dramatic ...
than this display shows .
The only risk exhibit at MoMA ...
how theatrical she will be able to .
Marina always say there is a difference .
In performance , there is a knife and the blood is your own.
When you enacts , is ketchup and you do not cut yourself .
If we lose this view in the MoMA ...
if it is only a fake knife and ketchup , then fail .
TWO WEEKS BEFORE DISPLAY AT MoMA
I'm in bed for six days .
Only bed .
Damn, damn, damn . Do not get out of bed for six days.
I was so desperate I took everything they gave me.
Then I discovered that this syrup have codeine. He's incredible .
Never use drugs , but the codeine makes us happy.
I slept like a baby all night yesterday with a smile .
Like an idiot .
And here I am .
Red is good because it gives us strength.
So if I have everything red linens , scarf , pajamas , oranges ...
maybe I will get well soon .
This was my monologue .
FIVE DAYS BEFORE DISPLAY AT MoMA
- How do you feel today ? - I feel really bad .
I'm terrified . Nothing .
We are all getting ready . Marina can see a projection ?
Let me see a projection . Any.
We have no electricity . There's no way to connect the devices .
Nor have projectors . Sorry . Not yet .
There is nothing ! Nothing !
Five days before display and it seems that there will be no display .
What makes me most is nervous that room .
The walls are not in place.
We can start the test ? This is important .
We can get them there ? Come .
How are you ?
As well .
Come .
Let us sit two seconds. I want to see everyone.
This is so different our workshop in the field.
This is hell. And it is important to be honest about all this ...
because I can not pretend I'm calm . I'm not .
And did not even have contact staff with any of you.
I have to trust my life to you ...
within three months of the exhibition . There is no other way .
Because I have to ...
I need my energy to do my part ...
knowing that is that's fine with the rest .
Thanks for coming MoMA tonight .
I am the curator of the retrospective Marina Abramovic .
And I'd like to present Marina .
Thank you, Marina .
Let's open mic for questions .
It's the last chance to ask something to her directly ...
or will have to wait until June .
It's so late , we hear Three good questions .
- And at least one personal . - How would we know that?
Question guys. You look happy . You ?
It depends .
What can I say ? I am very happy ...
because I'm alone . With whom I could live ...
and do it for three months ? No stay with me .
I am living as a military training ...
I am fully concentrated this work three months .
Sounds simple , I 'm in the lounge ...
a sitting position . Not so .
It's very difficult because you have to be like a stone .
I want to create a stillness in the middle of hell .
Thank you.
Let's go .
Thank you .
Thank you.
Okay ?
Wait .
Wow !
I do not know .
Today ?
It's nothing.
The difference is that there is a blockage between them ...
from the viewpoint security.
If someone does something ...
there is nothing preventing someone to do something .
That's what I think . But instruct the public ...
which to sit , no one can move, tap on it , nothing .
She becomes more vulnerable . It is much more straightforward.
There is no obstacle between it and the public . She was right .
Fathers do not need the cross.
MAY
Nine , December
Three , two, one .
- Show me your numbers . - What's that ?
This is the number system Marina Abramovic .
- We're almost done . - You said that in April too.
This is detail . Do not can grab a few minutes here and there .
A few minutes ?
What's more a month, year , or week.
You rascal !
- Do not cling to ... - Details .
- Think big . - Yes , think big .
That's it.
- I'm fine . - Okay ?
The museum is open . Come on, please! Come on !
- I'm number five . - She's five , I 'm four .
One, two ...
three .
Stood in line several days and could not enter.
You stood in queue ? When?
I arrived yesterday at 5pm , but I could not .
It is very ...
Now in the end is very competitive .
People camp all night and expect.
It reminds me the issue of celebrity ...
Star performance .
It is a matter of fans .
What is very interesting in her work ...
is the aspect of screen blank .
What causes in all in the art world ...
those who say know the work very well ...
forming part of vocabulary of the language ...
and strangers too .
People who ask : \" Why does she do that? \"
And this is interesting because we also ...
these giant screens projections .
Connecting Marina with the public ...
comes this emptiness she feels , or felt as a child .
She wants to be loved , be needed .
Marina has the feel ...
you need the public ...
like the air to breathe .
That's the fuel it.
She lives for her art , to the public.
When I met her ...
I thought , \"Wow , she is in love with me . \"
And it took me a while ...
to understand that she is in love with the world.
It is not personal .
\"I do not think it's personal 'm in love with the world ...
not only for you. \"
I realized she is repeating it ...
with each of the people in the hall .
All right , Mom?
- What happened - I'm well proud of you .
I do not know if the public idolizes me .
Belongs to him how to design it , but it's not my goal .
If you get a point of his career ...
who is idolized , has money and fame ...
this is not the goal of art , is only a side effect .
It is an extra product . And I love the extra product.
There are people around, you know it ...
but the connection with Marina is so strong it does not matter.
- Erases all the rest . - She is acting ?
If you say no . Who is acting ...
the only similarity is that there are people watching .
The sacrifice a performance ...
seems always to based on performance .
- Maybe . - Are you an actor ?
Do you feel this presence .
Attention, please. The museum is closed .
Please return units audio reception.
Tunji knew told me ...
that 750 000 people saw the display ?
It's almost a million .
We must extend one more month terms to one million .
Let's go . That's the cook ?
He is a genius .
Who was that asian ?
You like it?
We can take the phone number ?
He was cool. Sexy .
We're almost done .
After seeing the exhibition Marina for the first time ...
I was inspired to do my own art performance .
Create one . Staying here is a presentation ...
devote so much commitment to it .
The LAST DAY
Got there .
Almost there .
Next Saturday I will be in the field. What will be too .
I wanted to have a number, but I'm not .
Came from Australia to sit with Marina .
It takes number ?
I am sad and happy .
Marina , we are going on the street for 53 you see the queue ...
the last time.
They arrived on Wednesday or Thursday night .
One girl had the idea come around 22h .
Wow !
And from then on , people do not go away .
They are seated .
Leave the museum and sit on the door until morning .
My God , this is amazing . This is the last day .
I guess nobody imagined it .
What time is it ?
Are 10h13 . Ten and fifteen .
- We go to the chairs ? - Sure .
Already planned . I know what to do .
We will do intervals 15 minutes .
You tap on the shoulder of the person and says the time is up .
The museum only opens at 10:30 am ...
but let
Who will not sit Marina before ...
not one now. Wait until the museum open .
Sitting with Marina
You expect become ?
No, when I first time , I decided to try ...
and then it happened.
Take it from there .
\" We came to sit with Marina , the whore of Babylon ...
and confess . Superfluous speech pure form against pure form ...
reflection of the empty full value .
We came to the last spectators before the crucifixion .
Sat as apostles at her table ...
and our indifference betrays . \"
It seems like a matter of time ...
when to throw in the face someone is art .
You will sit in front of the artist in silence.
There will be no distractions somehow .
No gesture , speak , do not touch hands .
What happened ? Okay ?
- Are you nervous ? - I've been waiting 16 hours .
Your time is coming . I 'll let you know . Thank you .
Send the next sit , please.
- We will . - I 'm next .
I know, I know .
The performance must continue.
- We expect Tunji . - Really? We must continue .
I hope back upstairs.
Do not know if you should shoot me .
I'd love to sit down before her.
I did not realize that there were rules .
I would have obeyed if I knew .
But I wanted to be spontaneous.
What no one knew , that was something special with her .
And I thought that Square ...
the public do art piece.
And I wanted to be vulnerable to it ...
as it is for everyone.
I think this display is a self-portrait . It's her .
She sits and delivery .
She always talks the here and now ...
but this piece ...
Marina Abramovic call : The Artist is Present ...
is a self-portrait .
She created a space charismatic ...
a rent the fabric of the universe ...
it was just her, she occupied .
And she did it in a room full of many people .
And many people felt charismatic this space ...
as a reality .
This is an achievement extraordinary .