history on Instagram: "In 1974, performance artist Marina Abramović held an experiment in a small studio in Naples called Rhythm 0. For six hours, she stood motionless beside a table of 72 objects… everything from a feather, lipstick, and grapes to a knife, nails, a scalpel, and a loaded gun. A sign beside her read: “There are 72 objects on the table that one can use on me as desired. I am the object.” She gave the audience complete control of her body, agreeing to take full responsibility for w

The Art of Performance Art — History & Examples