“All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts……”
This quote from ‘As you like it” by William Shakespeare published in 1623 suggests the audience is involved in a dramatic production of sorts whether they like it or not, that life is a theatre and that the plays and performances we see are just ourselves reflected back at us.
As none of us are here in person, I’m interested in presenting remotely, hoping I have an audience.
The relationship between the artist, author, and their audience interests me. I would like to present two artists whose practises encompass installations and performances. The first artist performer I have chosen is Tania Bruguera which seems especially appropriate as her installation was presented at The Tate gallery in 2019, a venue suggested as a possible ‘teach out’ site and I felt it would be interesting to have a presentation, within a presentation.
This is what the Tate looks like this morning please imagine yourself there and listen to Tania Bruguera and her audience present her project.
Another performance artist that directly involves her audience is Marina Abramovic. Abramovic demands her audiences involvement in real time, her approach is direct and very different from Tania Bruguera this is one of her seminal pieces from 1974 Rhythm 0. You will need ti sign in as it is explicit .
Here Abramovic explains her practise in more detail and what it is she is trying to achieve though her performances.
Sources
An Art Made of Trust, Vulnerability and Connection | Marina Abramović | TED Talks (no date). Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4so_Z9a_u0 (Accessed: 28 November 2021).
Hyundai Commission: Tania Bruguera: 10,148,451 – Exhibition at Tate Modern, Tate. Available at: https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/hyundai-commission-tania-bruguera (Accessed: 28 November 2021).
Marina abramović. The artist is present. 2009 | moma (no date) The Museum of Modern Art. Available at: https://www.moma.org/audio/playlist/243/3133 (Accessed: 28 November 2021). Tate (no date)
Sarah Chalkie Cloonan 