Marina | Abramovic Rhythm 0

(1974) is widely considered one of the most extreme and influential works of performance art in history. Performed by Marina Abramović

• Milgram (1963) : Obedience to authority. Rhythm 0 inverts this: without an authority figure commanding harm, would strangers still harm? The answer was yes.
• Zimbardo (1971) : Deindividuation and role adoption. The audience became anonymous actors in a “laboratory” (the gallery), shedding personal responsibility.
• Foucault’s Biopower (1976) : The body as a site of political control. Here, the audience exercised micro-sovereignty over another’s life, revealing how power can be distributed horizontally.
• Feminist Critique (Mulvey, 1975; Irigaray, 1985): The female body as passive spectacle. Abramović weaponized this trope, forcing the male-dominated audience to confront their own voyeurism and potential for violation.

"I am the object. During this period I take full responsibility." On the table were 72 objects categorized into "pleasure" and "pain". Pleasure Items: Rose, feather, honey, perfume, bread, wine. Pain/Danger Items: Scissors, knives, whips, chains, a scalpel, and a with one bullet. The Progression of the Performance marina abramovic rhythm 0

Weird Art and What It Can Teach Us: This article from The Texas Orator situates the work within the socio-political context of the 1970s, linking it to themes of pessimism and the roots of violence [21]. Core Themes in the Literature (1974) is widely considered one of the most