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SUMMARY:The Staring Contest
DESCRIPTION:“Performance artist Marina Abramovíc is spending three 
 solid months sitting silently staring at strangers. (The closest you�
 �ll find in Florida is a fortnight following Brian Feldman.)”\nSeth 
 Kubersky, Orlando Weekly (http://j.mp/momalac)\n\n30 hour fundraiser t
 o get Brian Feldman to MoMA (The Museum of Modern Art) in New York by 
 May 31 so he can participate in Marina Abramović’s 700+ hour durati
 onal performance (the longest duration of time that she has performed 
 a single solo piece) called The Artist is Present.\n\nMarina Abramovi�
 � is considered by many to be the most famous living performance artis
 t, and, since there are no time limits on how long one may sit, Brian 
 intends to sit with her for an entire day. To learn more about this ma
 jor performance (and watch it live via video stream), visit http://mom
 a.org/interactives/exhibitions/2010/marinaabramovic/\n\n10% of framing
  and art sales during the event will also go toward’s Brian’s trip
  (his first to NYC since August 2007 and first-ever to MoMA), which ac
 claimed sketch artist Thomas Thorspecken (http://thorspecken.blogspot.
 com) will be documenting.\n\nWHO: Brian Feldman Projects (Leap Year Da
 y | I Am a Red Chair | Why Would They Do That? | Trying to Cry | sleep
 walk | Brian Feldman Reads This Newspaper In Its Entirety | What’s N
 ext? | Pedestrian, or Walking: Impossible | Tilikunundrum | Happiness 
 Hurts)\n\nWHAT: The Staring Contest\n\nWHEN:\nSaturday, May 15, 2010 f
 rom 10am-8pm\nSunday, May 16, 2010 from 10am-8pm\nMonday, May 17, 2010
  from 10am-8pm\n\nWHERE:\nFrames Forever & Art Gallery\n941 Orange Ave
  Winter Park FL 32789\n(NE of S Orlando Ave / US 17-92, SW of Pennsylv
 ania Ave)\nPhone: (407) 622-6358 http://framesforever.com\nhttp://j.mp
 /frames_map (Google Maps)\n\nCOST: Donation (Also accepting donations 
 by PayPal. Link from http://brianfeldman.com)\n\nLINKS:\nhttp://j.mp/s
 taringfb (Facebook Event)\nhttp://j.mp/staringrls (Media Release)\nhtt
 p://twitter.com/BrianFeldman (@BrianFeldman on Twitter)\nhttp://twitte
 r.com/framesforever (@framesforever on Twitter)\nWhen referencing on T
 witter, please use hashtag #staringcontest\nhttp://twitter.com/search?
 q=%23staringcontest\n\nPUBLIC TRANSIT | PARKING | BIKING + WALKING:\nL
 YNX (Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority): From Central 
 Station, take Link 102 (http://j.mp/lynx102) just north of Minnesota A
 ve in Winter Park. The bus stop is across from Rollins College’s Har
 old Alfond Stadium. Walk south along Orange Ave. | Street parking is a
 vailable along Orange Ave and side streets. | Biking and walking are b
 oth good for you and pleasant modes of transportation anytime! If ridi
 ng, please wear a helmet and flashing light (and reflective strip if y
 ou have one)! And don’t forget your bike lock!\n\nBRIAN FELDMAN PROJ
 ECTS (http://brianfeldman.com/projects) is Central Florida’s premier
 e presenter of experimental time-based art since 2003. Dinners on stag
 e with real life families, leaping off ladders for 24 hours, group tou
 rs in Google translated Swedish through IKEA®, staring at you - this 
 is what we do. Upcoming projects include 85 Push Ups (http://j.mp/push
 fb) (18 May 2010), Fringe of Nature (http://j.mp/fonfb) (21-30 May 201
 0) and 24 Hour Embrace (after Young Sun Han) (http://j.mp/24embracefb)
  (20 Jun 2010).\n\nFor more information visit http://www.orlandoslice.
 com/events/the-staring-contest
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CATEGORIES:performance, art, participatory, fundraiser
LOCATION:Frames Forever & Art Gallery
WEBSITE:http://brianfeldman.com
URL:http://brianfeldman.com
CONTACT:(407) 622-6358
ORGANIZER:Brian Feldman Projects
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