No Marina I Will Not Lie Naked on This Table for 4 Hours for $150

Sara Wookey, a professional dancer, details why she turned down the opportunity to work with Marina Abramovic at the Museum of Contemporary Art in L.A.: “I refused to participate as a performer because what I anticipated would be a few hours of creative labor, a meal, and the chance to network with like-minded colleagues turned out to be an unfairly remunerated job.” She also talks about the need for labor standards for performing artists; they don’t exist in the U.S.

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