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Mattress Performance (Carry That Weight)
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Mattress Performance (Carry That Weight) (2014–2015) was a work of endurance/performance art which Emma Sulkowicz conducted as a senior thesis during the final year of a visual arts degree at Columbia University in New York City.
Emma Sulkowicz (center right) with Mattress Performance at graduation, May 19, 2015
Emma Sulkowicz (center right) with Mattress Performance at graduation, May 19, 2015
Sulkowicz, December 2014
Sulkowicz, December 2014
Mattress Performance rules of engagement, Columbia University, 2014
Mattress Performance rules of engagement, Columbia University, 2014
"Carry that Weight Together", Columbia University, September 10, 2014
"Carry that Weight Together", Columbia University, September 10, 2014
Endurance art
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Endurance art is a kind of performance art involving some form of hardship, such as pain, solitude or exhaustion. Performances that focus on the passage of long periods of time are also known as durational art or durational performances.
Marina Abramović's The Artist is Present, 2010, Museum of Modern Art, New York. Abramović sat silently opposite museum visitors for eight hours a day
Marina Abramović's The Artist is Present, 2010, Museum of Modern Art, New York. Abramović sat silently opposite museum visitors for eight hours a day for three months, a total of 750 hours.
The artist Abel Azcona during The Death of The Artist at Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid
The artist Abel Azcona during The Death of The Artist at Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid
Tehching Hsieh spent a year in this cage in his studio in One Year Performance 1978–1979 (Cage Piece).
Tehching Hsieh spent a year in this cage in his studio in One Year Performance 1978–1979 (Cage Piece).