Body Pressure
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Body Pressure is a 1974 performance piece
by American
artist Bruce Nauman
. The performer is instructed to press himself against a pane of glass in various positions; Nauman says that it "may become a very erotic experience".
The piece was performed by Marina Abramovic
as part of her Seven Easy Pieces
in 2005.
Performance art
In art, performance art is a performance presented to an audience, traditionally interdisciplinary. Performance may be either scripted or unscripted, random or carefully orchestrated; spontaneous or otherwise carefully planned with or without audience participation. The performance can be live or...
by American
United States
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artist Bruce Nauman
Bruce Nauman
Bruce Nauman is a contemporary American artist. His practice spans a broad range of media including sculpture, photography, neon, video, drawing, printmaking, and performance. Nauman lives in Galisteo, New Mexico....
. The performer is instructed to press himself against a pane of glass in various positions; Nauman says that it "may become a very erotic experience".
The piece was performed by Marina Abramovic
Marina Abramovic
Marina Abramović is a Belgrade-born New York-based Serbian performance artist who began her career in the early 1970s. Active for over three decades, she has recently begun to describe herself as the “grandmother of performance art.” Abramović's work explores the relationship between performer and...
as part of her Seven Easy Pieces
Seven Easy Pieces
Seven Easy Pieces was the title of a series of performances given by Marina Abramović at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City in 2005.In an interview in the New York Times in early November, 2005, Abramović explained the impetus for her most recent performances, stating that "she felt a strong...
in 2005.