Marina Abramovic: Rhythm 0, 1974

Rhythm 0, 1974 is one of Marina Abramovic’s earliest and most challenging works, in which she examines the relationship between performer and audience. Abramovic, in a passive role, let viewers act on her body in any way they chose, using 72 objects placed on a table, including a feather, scalpel, whip and pistol: some give pleasure, others might inflict pain. Initially gentle, the audience gradually became aggressive. The installation reconstructs the table and parts of the original performance.