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So, Jemima Kirke (Girls) allegedly was dragged out of the Picasso Baby shoot b/c she was draped all over Jay Z. In watching the actual video, the girl looks a little TOO intense. I mean, is it that serious? In reading about her being taken out by security, I came across this nugget:
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Out of curiosity, I googled Marina Abramovic's "The Artist is Present" just to see what the hype was about. Here's a little background:
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In the link is a photo gallery of people crying their eyes out in front of Abramovic.
I just don't get it. Why? Someone PLEASE explain to me the genius behind this and why exactly it's art.
I'm not being a snob about this...I can look at a painting or sculpture in a gallery and appreciate the vision of the artist. This, on the other hand, I just don't understand. Not only that...but why are people having these reactions?
This isn’t the first time that Kirke, a painter who plays the bohemian Jessa Johansson on the popular HBO show, has lost control during a performance art piece. In 2010 she was photographed bawling her eyes out at performance artist Abramovic’s “The Artist Is Present” MoMA exhibition, where Abramovic sat still for more than 700 hours, simply staring at visitors who took turns sitting across from her. Called for comment about their client’s Jay Z meltdown, Kirke’s reps said they knew nothing of the incident.
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Out of curiosity, I googled Marina Abramovic's "The Artist is Present" just to see what the hype was about. Here's a little background:
Jemima Kirke has had, by all accounts, an awesome year. She plays dreamy bohemian Jessa on Lena Dunham's hit show "Girls," has a painting career on the rise and is expecting her second child. So what does she have to cry about?
This gem of a photograph was taken before Kirke became famous for her role on the HBO series, when she was visiting Marina Abramovic's 2010 performance "The Artist Is Present" at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). In the performance piece, visitors sat facing a silent Abramovic for as long as they wished. Abramovic sat in the museum for a total of 716 hours and 30 minutes across from more than 1500 people -- an experience documented in a film by the same name.
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In the link is a photo gallery of people crying their eyes out in front of Abramovic.
I just don't get it. Why? Someone PLEASE explain to me the genius behind this and why exactly it's art.
I'm not being a snob about this...I can look at a painting or sculpture in a gallery and appreciate the vision of the artist. This, on the other hand, I just don't understand. Not only that...but why are people having these reactions?