for this piece I was inspired by one of Marina Abramović's
early performance works. with a brush in
one hand and a comb in the other, she works on her face and hair, while
repeating the sentence: art must be
beautiful, artist must be beautiful. her
voice betrays that she is in pain, and her face also makes it abundantly clear
that she is hurting herself. a truly
thought provoking piece making a statement on the duality of beauty and pain
reflected in art.
the painful pursuit of beauty
performance:
"I brush my hair with a metal brush in my right hand
and simultaneously comb my hair with a metal comb in my left hand while doing
so I continuously repeat art must be beautiful, artist must be beautiful until I
hurt my face and damage my hair.
duration: one hour
1975
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