In today's Marina Abramović news, there's a new video on the site for the
artist's institute showing Lady Gaga practicing "the Abramović method" and serving up some full-frontal nudity. In theory, this means
Gaga was instructed in "a series of exercises designed to heighten participants' awareness of their physical and mental experience in the present moment"; in practice it means we see the pop star lying flat on a wooden floor while chanting "ehhhhhh," standing in a river with an antennae-esque mask on, chanting "ehhhhhh" some more, sitting back-to-back with Abramović, more "ehhhhhh," walking through a forest stark naked, spooning a giant crystal and, oh, did we mention that she's chanting "ehhhhhh"? It's an intriguing watch but might be best served mute.
And while you're on the Marina Abramović tip, read what the performance artist had to say for herself during her
Reddit "Ask Me Anything" and watch her
cameo in Jay Z's "Picasso Baby" performance art video.
