Marina Abramovic Rhythm 0 Performance Video Top

In the annals of performance art, there are shocking moments, and then there is Rhythm 0 . Performed in 1974 by the then-28-year-old Serbian artist Marina Abramovic, this piece remains the single most terrifying psychological experiment ever conducted in an art gallery. It is a brutal, unflinching look into the abyss of human nature.

"Instructions. There are 72 objects on the table that one can use on me as desired. I am the object. During this period, I take full responsibility." marina abramovic rhythm 0 performance video top

"The crowd splits," the narrator says. "There are the Guardians—the ones who wipe the tears from her eyes when no one is looking. And there are the Predators. The Predators are winning." In the annals of performance art, there are