Marina Abramovic Reflects on Her Important "Rhythm 0" Performance Piece from 1974

A very intense piece for the artist and the audience.

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Rhythm 0 is one of Marina Abramovic's best-known solo performances and also the scariest. The piece was designed to be just as much about the audience interaction as it was about Abramovic. What happens when an artist gives all of herself and gives an armed group of people the freedom to do with her as they wish? Nearly four decades later, the artist reflects on the experience:

Marina Abramovic on Rhythm 0 (1974) from Marina Abramovic Institute on Vimeo.

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