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Rhythm 2

Marina Abramović

Rhythm 2

Marina Abramović
  • Date: 1974; Croatia  
  • Style: Performance Art
  • Series: Rhythm Series (1973–1974)
  • Genre: performance
  • Location: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US
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Prompted by her loss of consciousness during Rhythm 5, Abramović devised the two-part Rhythm 2 to incorporate a state of unconsciousness in a performance. She performed the work at the Gallery of Contemporary Art in Zagreb, in 1974. In Part I, which had a duration of 50 minutes, she ingested a medication she describes as 'given to patients who suffer from catatonia, to force them to change the positions of their bodies.' The medication caused her muscles to contract violently, and she lost complete control over her body while remaining aware of what was going on. After a ten-minute break, she took a second medication 'given to schizophrenic patients with violent behavior disorders to calm them down.' The performance ended after five hours when the medication wore off.

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