An acquaintance shared the below video
on Facebook. After watching it, I was so moved that I needed to pass it
on. Here's the background on the video:
Marina Abramović is a New York-based Serbian performance artist, who shared an intense love affair with West German performance artist, Ulay from the mid-70s through the late-80s. In 1988, Marina and Ulay decided to end their relationship but ended it in a very unique way. "Each of them walked the Great Wall of China, starting from the two opposite ends and meeting in the middle. As Abramović described it: 'That walk became a complete personal drama. Ulay started from the Gobi Desert and I from the Yellow Sea. After each of us walked 2500 km, we met in the middle and said good-bye.'" (Wikipedia) Wow, pretty mature way to end a relationship.
At her 2010 MoMa performance retrospective, The Artist is Present, as part of the show, Marina shared a minute of silence with each stranger who sat in front of her. Ulay arrived without her knowing and this is what happened:
I was speechless after watching that beautiful moment. Of course, my romantic sensibilities want this moment to be the start of a rekindled love affair. Additionally, I'm so mad at myself, because I was still living in NYC during this retrospective. It would have been an incredible performance to witness and I missed it.
6 comments:
Wow, very intense. Thanks for sharing
I weep every time I watch it.
Reminds me of Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Before Sunrise & Before Sunset
OMG, YES!! I hadn't even thought of that but you're right.
Did you know, they are making a third - "Before Midnight" OMG, I can't wait. :-)
I had heard that. I'm very psyched! :-D
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