Art is the enemy of the routine, the mechanical and the humdrum. It stops us in our tracks with a high voltage jolt of disturbance; it reminds us of what humanity can do beyond the daily grind. It takes us places we had never dreamed of going; it makes us look again at what we had taken for granted. – Simon Schama

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Klein and I will be hanging out at the Hirshhorn today- feel free to stop by.

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600 hours/ Abramović sits in silence with anyone who braves her encounter. After watching Abramović take part in the longest staring contest of the century yesterday at MoMA part of the conversation had was “what does Marina Abramović do when she gets off work?” My friend and I joked a bit about this/ perhaps she goes home puts on some sweats/slumps on her couch and eats a T.V. dinner/ pops in a dvd- doubtful but filled with the intensity of staring at peoples souls for 600 hours has to come with some sort of comedic relief ..something “human.”

What do you think Abramović does after work?

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Abramović tied to Ulay for 16 hours.

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I went to the National Gallery of Art today. I have never been moved by a Rothko piece like this before. It was the most penetrating profound moment. I felt a push on my chest. I was lost in the vastness of dark colors yet I was housed within its space- safe.

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We learn and retain:

10% of what we read

20% of what we hear

30% of what we see

50% of what we see and hear

70% of what we say and discussed with others

80% of what we experience personally

90% of what we say and do

95% of what we teach someone else

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life is a dream

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