Marina Abramović – The Artist Is Present: This emotional exhibit, held in the Museum of Modern Art for three months in early spring 2010, featured Abramović sitting in a chair for the entirety of the day at the museum. Visitors were encouraged to sit silently across from the artist for a duration of their choosing, becoming participants in the artwork. Abramović, acting as an “emotional mirror” to the patrons, silently stared at them, often inducing deeply profound and heartbreaking reactions.
when people see you, witness your life. it’s powerful. i wish a Black woman was present in this. I hope we consider how we can see and witness Black women’s lives every day. I know being seen and witnessed has saved my life.