MoMA Marina Abramovic Review

Wow! Nakedness everywhere, and the artist on site having a crazy staring contest! The piece of new media that most struck me was the self mutilation video. The artist cuts a star into her stomach and the viewer witnesses a stange dance and ritual throuout the goings on. The razor blades are visable and the crowd witnessing the video are simply stunned. Even though she is naked in the video you do not even realize because of the content and the intense subject matter. Something that is looked down upon in society and a eventful tendency that sends people to get therapy. I myself get the idea that she has strong will power to perform such an act. The video is simply used to alocate the performance and allow the masses to witness such an outragous act of art. The gestures of the actor play down the fact that she is indeed cutting a star into herself. The work "bleeds" into the collection of pieces in the show with the bones, actors, and other videos. I wonder if she still has a scar? Having not been able to see the performance live the video recorder plays a important roll in this particular work. The performance was done once and thats it. Hopfully she does not cut herself over and over again! It is in a sense decorating the body and the star references the universe and being on her stomach could go into an idea of the womb and releasing life. The work should be watched and I am sure some people will feel that it is of bad taste.