Standing Structure for Human Use
Standing Structure for Human Use
Artist
Marina Abramović
(Serbian, born 1946)
Date2019
MediumGranite and quartz crystal stones, 5 structures
DimensionsColumn, each: 114 × 9 × 5 1/2 in. (289.6 × 22.9 × 14 cm)
Platform, each: 2 × 26 1/2 × 52 1/2 in. (5.1 × 67.3 × 133.4 cm)
Platform, each: 2 × 26 1/2 × 52 1/2 in. (5.1 × 67.3 × 133.4 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2018.15
Accession number
2018.15
On View
On viewLabel TextPress your head, heart, and lower torso against the crystals.
Stand quietly.
These instructions, given by the artist, describe how you are meant to interact with Marina Abramović’s five structures (located here and down this path). They are part of the series Transitory Objects, furniture-like works embedded with crystals the artist believes have the possibility to contain and transmit energies, uniting mind, body, and spirit. Abramović often tours crystal mines around the world, including mines in Arkansas, a state known for its quartz.
