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think- ago

Speaking of Abramovic....there's an article about her in today's Guardian, and guess what? They mention Pizzagate! ;-)

While her own performance work is linked with shamanistic rituals, the far right have misunderstood her art as Satanism.

Her work surfaced during the Pizzagate scandal of 2016, where one of Abramovic’s emails to Democratic lobbyist Tony Podesta (brother of Hillary Clinton campaign chair John Podesta) refers to a “Spirit Cooking,” which is the name of an artwork she made in 1996. It was assumed to be an occult ritual.

“People can so easily put labels, we are afraid of everything,” she said. “I talk openly on every single subject in my work, it’s very important to understand it and put it in the right context.”

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/feb/13/marina-abramovic-i-am-not-interested-in-small-questions

But it doesn't stop there, there's an opinion piece by The Guardian's art critic, who some time ago argued in favour of a painting of Balthus, creator of pedophile art at the MoMa.

swordfish69 ago

Marina's Slaughter--err,I mean Spirit! house

"In the original installation, the tango piece played in the room where the cattle would spend their last night awaiting the morning slaughter. The spectators who entered the space heard Marina's tape recorded voice, arguing that the body cannot burn as long as blood flows and claiming that the spirit can actually never burn. However, the installation was later exhibited at other locations, developing new meanings in this way. Currently exhibited together with 'Luminosity', which shows Abramovic naked on a bicycle seat attached to a steel construction, casting shadows against a white wall, 'Dissolution' and 'Insomnia' refer to various themes recurring in Abramovic's work, from trauma and cultural memory to the idea of putting the stamina of the body to the test in order to reach a higher state of consciousness."

letsdothis1 ago

I just realized that the acronym for the Marina Abramovic Institute (MAI) is I AM backwards.

Vindicator ago

Well that sucks. :-( Yuck.