The Artist is Humbly Present
a Marina Abramović parody
First performed on January 30, 2016, at the Christopher Stout Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
“Ego and pretense have seriously fucked with the quality, nature, and meaning of contemporary art. I’m also tired of the bullshit, trendy dialogue about how the art world is driven by rich collectors who want shiny objects and don’t care about meaningful work. But mostly, I think it will be weirdly fun to be naked in public.”
—Lisa Levy
Press
Artnet:Artist Will Sit Naked on a Toilet In Performance Against Marina Abramović’s Vanity
Viewing NYC:Behind the Scenes at Lisa Levy's The Artist is Humbly Present Exhibition in Bushwick [NSFW]
Observer:Naked Artist Rides the Porcelain Throne to Protest Art World BS
Bedford and Bowery:Artist’s Naked Squatting Stunt Really Bowled People Over
Artnet:A Brief History of Poop-Related Art
TimeOut:Can do spirit: Artist to sit naked on a toilet in a 10-hour performance
Howard Stern:Comedian or Conceptual Artist?
Daily Beast:Performance Art Goes to the Toilet—in Brooklyn, Of Course
Emergency Index:The Artist is Humbly Present
Bushwick Daily:Bushwick Artist Will Sit Naked on a Toilet for 2 Days to Protest Bullshit in the Art World
CBC Radio:Artist protests modern art by sitting naked on a toilet for two days
Apollo:Now it’s Cate Blanchett’s turn to spoof Marina Abramović
HiLoBrow: Project:Objectionable (3)
Dazed:An artist is about to sit naked on a toilet for two days
