Oh honey, no. Just no. Legendary performance artist (and mentor to both Lady Gaga and James Franco) Marina Abramović reeeeeeeally stepped … [Read more...]
#RUSorry?: Marina Abramovic (Sort of) Apologizes To Jay Z
Yesterday, I posted that performance artist Marina Abramovic had said in a Spike magazine interview stating she felt “totally used” and … [Read more...]
#RipOffArtist?: Performance Artist Marina Abramovic on Jay Z, “He Just Completely Used Me”
In an interview with Spike Art Quarterly, Marina Abramović just accused Jay Z of breaking a deal with her. The rapper recorded a video for his song Picasso Baby at Pace Gallery in the summer 2013 and supposedly riffed on Abramović's performance The Artist is Present, from her … [Read more...]
You know James Franco, Courtney Love, & Lady Gaga. But Who’s Klaus Biesenbach?
Is the art world the new black? If so, apparently MoMA's Klaus Biesenbach is its celeb touchstone. The silver fox/ MoMA PS1 & Chief Curator at Large/ art star magnet … [Read more...]
ABMB 3: Dean Project @ Art Miami, More Marina, Wendy White and Let’s Twist (Again)
The day started with my friend Juan Carlos Molina arriving early. The morning disappeared with email, phone calls and recovery from the night before. After a late lunch got to [Read more...]
ABMB Day 2: #WithYou Benetton Marina Abramovic @ Untitled, Damien Hirst @ SoHo House
Oh, my aching head. If I sound like someone complaining about something being too fabulous, I apologize but I have to let you know, there is nothing quite like … [Read more...]
James Franco Goes Gold for Art
Marina Abramović covers James Franco in gold leaf and honey as part of a conceptual art project. And that's all we know about this image. We thought those were corn flakes at first. Which would have made a tasty breakfast. (via [Read more...]
A Naked Lady Gaga Practices the Abramovic Method
Lady Gaga released this video of herself practicing the Marina Abramovic method to bring awareness for the artist's Kickstarter … [Read more...]
About Last Night: The 2013 CFDA Awards
Tune for Today: Antony and the Johnsons’ “Cut the World”
Absolutely sublime video starring William Dafoe and the beautiful Carise Van Houten (MELISANDRE FROM GAME OF THRONES!) as a murderous secretary, with a cameo by white-hot superstar performance artist Marina Abramovic. "A quiet, violent clip" is how YouTube describes it, which … [Read more...]
