The video showcases a selection of the participating artists. The entire performance was approximately 45 minutes long.
Sanchia Davids re enacts Hugo Ball's Dada poem Karawane
Re-enactment of Dineo Bopape's "Happy Hour"
Re enactment of Jelili Atiku's "Nigerian Fetish"
Gerard Bester calling the bids
This lady won the bid to eat Andy Warhol's big whopper from Burger King.
Myer Taub's "Shedding"
Re enactment of Vito Acconci's "Blindfold Catching"
James Webb's "Scream". The audience bid for the work in individual screams. The winning bidder received a postcard of the image: Picasso's 'Guernica'.
Wura Ogunji's "Marks"
Zen Marie's "Monument to an Unknown Anonymous"
Re enactment of Pierre Manzon's "Artist's Breath"
Re enactment of Ana Mendieta's "Blood Sign 2"
Gerard Bester re-enacting "Shoot" by Chris Burden
Anthea informing Gerard that Marina Abramovic was unable to attend the evenings event and that we will in fact have to re enact the work: "The Artist is Present" ourselves...
Audience members re enacting "The Artist is Present".
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The Impossible Auction (2014) is a curated performance of some of the best live art from South Africa and abroad - past, present and future, real Read More