In the annals of performance art, there are shocking moments, and then there is Rhythm 0 . Performed in 1974 by the then-28-year-old Serbian artist Marina Abramovic, this piece remains the single most terrifying psychological experiment ever conducted in an art gallery. It is a brutal, unflinching look into the abyss of human nature.
Then she stood motionless for six hours. The instructions: anyone could use any object on her, in any way. marina abramovic rhythm 0 performance video top