Lovers mark the end of a romance by meeting in the middle of China's Great Wall.Lovers mark the end of a romance by meeting in the middle of China's Great Wall.Lovers mark the end of a romance by meeting in the middle of China's Great Wall.
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Recently, I decided to "indulge" in this again... as someone who knows Marina Abramovic from her early days, and as an Historian of Art, for memshe was always a self-indulged artist exploiting the weaknesses of the crowd's characters. Every time after watching her "art-work" there was no other way describing her art but as a "masturbation art" because there was nothing else there! She seemed focused on fulfilling her own desires while we were left to observe and "appreciate" the process, which was a tough sell for me.
I watched Marina Abramovic and Ulay's 1988 performance after so many years, but there was no new feelings... "The Lovers"... in which, in 1988, the world's "most famous artistic couple" stood 5,995 km apart on the ruins of the Great Wall of China and began walking towards each other... and according to the artists this piece was about love... but honestly, it felt more like an orgasm after a 90-day journey of pain-especially since it marked the end of their 12-year artistic partnership. When they finally met at a small Buddhist temple in Shenmu, they embraced and then parted ways. Just a few years earlier, they had planned to meet there to get married, but I doubt that was ever Marina's true goal. She seems to thrive on pain, and everything she creates is tied to suffering.
Her true motives are often masked by phrases like "we need some space." But the reality of lies, infidelity, and a messy love triangle turned what could have been a productive relationship into a toxic mess, which is pretty typical for Abramovic and her troubled psyche. She should refer to a saying from Yugoslavia, "svaka rupa nadje zakrpu," meaning every hole can find a patch... and Ulay was just the right patch for her! In a letter to his "lover", Ulay mentioned how easy the trek was, conveniently leaving out the fact that he had gotten the translator pregnant during his journey.
Art? Or a simple Sadomasochistic filth?
I watched Marina Abramovic and Ulay's 1988 performance after so many years, but there was no new feelings... "The Lovers"... in which, in 1988, the world's "most famous artistic couple" stood 5,995 km apart on the ruins of the Great Wall of China and began walking towards each other... and according to the artists this piece was about love... but honestly, it felt more like an orgasm after a 90-day journey of pain-especially since it marked the end of their 12-year artistic partnership. When they finally met at a small Buddhist temple in Shenmu, they embraced and then parted ways. Just a few years earlier, they had planned to meet there to get married, but I doubt that was ever Marina's true goal. She seems to thrive on pain, and everything she creates is tied to suffering.
Her true motives are often masked by phrases like "we need some space." But the reality of lies, infidelity, and a messy love triangle turned what could have been a productive relationship into a toxic mess, which is pretty typical for Abramovic and her troubled psyche. She should refer to a saying from Yugoslavia, "svaka rupa nadje zakrpu," meaning every hole can find a patch... and Ulay was just the right patch for her! In a letter to his "lover", Ulay mentioned how easy the trek was, conveniently leaving out the fact that he had gotten the translator pregnant during his journey.
Art? Or a simple Sadomasochistic filth?
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