Being a performance art initiative, it seems vital that we touch on Marina Abromovic’s MoMA exhibition, even though it seems that everyone and their cousin knows about this piece. I often look at a sports event or concert and think, why won’t that many people show up to see a piece of art? This is the first time that I’ve seen anything come close, and its thrilling to see the ways that it infiltrated so many of our familiar platforms (If you don’t know this piece, a simple google search will be more than enough information on it). First off, if you were not able to make it to NYC to witness the piece, there was a live webcam that allowed to you to see the performance as it happened. While it may be problematic to witness a piece that is so deeply about presence via a webcam, it provides a heightened level of access to it and and opens it up to and audience that may be to timid to approach a piece of “Live Art”
What is more impressive, it the life this piece took on with other social networking and creative platforms. It had/has a presence on just about every one I can think of, facebook, youtube, flickr, tumblr, vimeo, and even a parody tumblr. Many people, myself included, were reluctant to embrace these facets as tools, but when the self proclaimed “Grandmother of Performance Art” proves that they can be invaluable, it is clear that such components are pivotal in advancement of the medium.
