The Artist is Present (a look back)

Last year I spent many an afternoon online watching Marina Abramović's live performance of The Artist is Present at the Museum of Modern Art. I wanted so desperately to go to NY and see her, but alas, it was not to be. Recently I discovered two sites with gorgeous photographs of some of the participants of Ms. Abramović's piece. Marco Anelli's photos are absolutely stunning and the ones on Marina Abramović Made Me Cry damn near made me cry. The faces, each and every one, are beyond beautiful. It's truly remarkable how just by looking into their eyes, that Ms. Abramović was able to draw out such deep emotions from total strangers. These photographs all need to be placed in a bound book so as to be looked at again and again. Each picture is near perfection. (Marina Abramović Hotties featured equally beautiful portraits of select audience members.)

(photos taken by Marco Anelli)