Rhythm 0 by Marina Abramović

A photo from a 1974 preformance art piece by Marina Abramović. She left 72 objects on a table next to her with these instructions:

Instructions:

There are 72 objects on the table that one can use on me as desired.

Performance.

I am the object...

During this period I take full responsibility.

Duration: 6 hours (8 pm – 2 am).

Many horrible acts were committed to the artist during this piece, starting fairly tame then becoming more horrible as the piece continued. At the end of the six-hour period on the dot, Abramović began walking towards the audience, who all left when faced with her humanity. Photo courtesy of singulart.com