''Rest Energy'' is a 1980
performance art
Performance art is an artwork or art exhibition created through actions executed by the artist or other participants. It may be witnessed live or through documentation, spontaneously developed or written, and is traditionally presented to a pu ...
piece created, enacted, and recorded by performance artist duo
Marina Abramović and
Ulay in
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...
, Netherlands. Four minutes in duration, Abramović has described it as one of the most difficult pieces she has ever done, saying
The work is in the collection of the
Netherlands Media Art Institute in Amsterdam.
References
External links
2010 ''Guardian'' article about AbramovićVideo excerpt of piece at NMAI
1980 works
Performances
Art duos
New media art
Body art
Performance art
1980 in the Netherlands
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