Vanessa Beecroft VB55
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Naked on stage.
Published by Beerke
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I like that people that are invited to a performance
dress formally because this is a very important situation.
They have to wear a black tie.
They can be casual as the girls are not casual.
They are there naked, but they are in a state of tension.
The most exciting moment is when it starts and when you see the people coming in and not knowing where to go and how to behave
The embarrassment, the friction and the non-entertaining aspect of it
People don't want to look at it. They want to leave, I feel.
And that's what is interesting.
Because it appears as if it's some exciting stuff to look at, and then it's not.
All personal backgrounds and taboos, everything comes out in men and women, no matter what they are.
The actual moment, it's very...
It gives me a lot of anxiety,
because I have this perception of nudity as shameful, embarrassing.
So when I see all these women naked, I feel the violence myself.
And so usually I run downstairs.
When cameras are rolling and people are taking pictures,
unless I'm behind the camera, I try not to be there,
because it's very emotional.
So even if it's thrilling, it's the part that I'm actually scared of.
This is one of Vanessa's dreams.
As long as I work with Vanessa, she has talked about her dream to create a performance here in the new National Gallery.
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