#ulay

[beccarchive]

Marina Abramović & Ulay, Rest Energy (1980)

In their 1980 performance Rest Energy, Marina Abramović and Ulay lived the ultimate metaphor for love. Giving someone the power to destroy you, while trusting them with your life. For four breathless minutes, they leaned back. Their bodies held in a fragile balance by a loaded bow. With an arrow aimed directly at Marina’s heart, the only sound in the room was the rhythm of their racing pulses. A haunting reminder that true intimacy is the most dangerous form of trust.

[upthebrackets]

Marina Abramović / Ulay

Anima Mundi, 1983

[davidhudson]

Happy 79th, Marina Abramović.

With Ulay (November 30, 1943 – March 2, 2020) in 1976.

[oldbutchdanielmolloy]

MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ/ULAY + QUEER:

Nightsea Crossing (1981-86) / One Good Thing by Terry Nguyen for Vox / Breathing In/Breathing Out (1977-78) / Rest Energy (1980) / The Artist is Present (2009) / Queer (2024)

[une-reveuse]

[inthevastsky]

"We actually held an arrow on the weight of our bodies, and the arrow is pointed right into my heart. We had two small microphones near our hearts, so we could hear our heartbeats. As our performance was progressing, heartbeats were becoming more and more intense, and though it lasted just four minutes and ten seconds, I’m telling you, for me it was forever. It was a performance about the complete and total trust."

‐ Rest Energy (1980), a performance piece by Marina Abramović and Ulay

[kiki-de-la-petite-flaque]

Marina Abramovič and Ulay

[yourbasicqueerie]

my roman empire is when marina abramovic was doing her expo in new york called “the artist is present” that consisted of her sitting with a person for as long as they wanted to, with the conditions that her and the participant should be kept quiet and looking into each others eyes, and her ex-partner (in life AND in art) of 20 years ulay surprised her and participated in the exposition (THE FIST NIGTH OF IT TOO!). that was THE ONLY TIME, i repeat THE ONLY DAMNED TIME SHE EVER BROKE CHARACTER! but instead of screaming or talking to him she just reached over and grabbed his hands AND THE WAY YOU CAN SEE THE EMOTIONS IN THEIR EYES IM JUST ARGHJAHAFUAGAG THEY DIDNT SHARE ONE WORD BUT THEY HAD A WHOLE ENTIRE CONVERSATION I SWEAR