Inhabited Turtle Shell

For for Frieze art fair in New York, performance artist Kris Lemsalu is lying very still for three-and-a-half hours beneath a giant fake turtle shell decorated with giant rhinestones. And that's it. She calls it an inhabited sculpture.

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Posted By: Alex - Sat May 16, 2015
Category: Art | Performance Art

Comments

And in a couple of years, she will be in charge of which artist will get a government grant.

Posted by BMN on 05/16/15 at 10:04 AM

I'm'ah thinkin' that she needs to go inhabit a space with more padding. You know, like walls, floor, ceiling, no sharp corners, & happy pills 3 times daily.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 05/16/15 at 10:21 AM

I prefer laying completely still between a couple of "double breasted" humanoid mammals. It's called sleeping and I can do it for 8 hours after 30 mins of activity.

Posted by BrokeDad in Midwest US on 05/16/15 at 11:47 AM

Ah... does that 30 minuets consist of 2 minuets of furious activity followed by 28 minutes of blowing & wheezing?

Just askin'. :lol:

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 05/17/15 at 12:21 AM

I tried putting on an exhibit like this at work. Wasn't well received by management. Just no appreciation for art.

Posted by Gary Foster on 05/18/15 at 01:49 PM

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