She screams and she collides. She lies naked under skulls and she makes people walk through nudie men and women. She is Mariana Abramovic, the grandmother of performance art. The documentary Mariana Abramovic: The Artist is present unfolds Mariana’s self-discovery journey through her preparation for a retrospective of her works at MoMA. Her lifelong quest for the answer of “But what is Art?” --at the expense of health and youth-- finally pays off. Pilgrims all over the world rushed to her exhibition. I cried, not only because Ulay and she walked three months from different ends of the Great Wall until they met, but also for her gaze to everyone sitting opposite to her. People shed tears. The serenity and attentiveness from Abramovic’s eyes shook their hearts, forcing them to slow down in today’s busy world and carefully reflect upon themselves. True art doesn’t need props, like a devout priest without his cross. With mere chairs and an artist present, a portal of new world gradually opens for every visitor.
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