''Body Pressure'' is a 1974
performance piece by
American artist
Bruce Nauman
Bruce Nauman (born December 6, 1941) is an American artist. His practice spans a broad range of media including sculpture, photography, neon, video, drawing, printmaking, and performance. Nauman lives near Galisteo, New Mexico.
Life and work ...
. The performer or viewer is instructed to press "as much of the front surface of your body... against the wall as possible", then to "
ess very hard and concentrate... Think how various parts of your body press against the wall; which parts touch and which do not". Nauman says that it "may become a very erotic exercise".
The piece was re-interpreted and performed by
Marina Abramović
Marina Abramović ( sr-Cyrl, Марина Абрамовић, ; born November 30, 1946) is a Serbian conceptual and performance artist. Her work explores body art, endurance art, feminist art, the relationship between the performer and audi ...
as part of her ''
Seven Easy Pieces'' in 2005.
[Sean Kelly Gallery,]
", 2005.
References
External links
Guggenheim Press Release on Marina Abramović ''Seven Easy Pieces'' November 9–15, 2005
1974 works
Performances
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