Image by James Wagner.
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The Artist is Kinda Present |
Image by James Wagner.
| Project: | The Artist Is Kinda Present |
| Show: | Escape From New York |
| Location: | Paterson, NJ |
| Venue: | 24 1/2 Van Houten Street |
| Curator: | Olympia Lambert |
| Date: | May 2010 |
| Note: |
A response piece to Marina Abramovic's The Artist Is Present, which was ongoing at MoMA at the time. I reimagined the piece as a Zen meditation exercise, with mats and cushions loaned by the New York Zen Center. Visitors were provided the following instructions:
Sit down with the artist.
Find a comfortable position.
Be present wih the artist in any of the following ways:
A text message to: [PHONE NUMBER]
A tweet to @anxiaostudio.
The artist will respond in kind.
When you have reached a satisfactory connection, or you simply grow bored,
you may leave.
This piece examined the nature of contemporary social relationships, which are frequently mediated by digital devices such as cell phones and social media.
Press/Related:
Pollack, Barbara. The Social Revolution. ARTNews Cover Story. June 2011.
A response from visitor/participant nina meledandri: more random thoughts: the artist is kinda present
Schenker, Dylan. Photo Gallery: Escape From New York Art Show. Flavorpill. May 24, 2010.