In 2010, at MoMa, more than 1,500 people sat across from Marina Abramović during her presentation of The Artist is Present, and all of them were photographed by Marco Anelli, artist’s longtime collaborator. Abramović has decided to revisit her most famous work at Sean Kelly Gallery, where a survey of her work is currently on view, for a benefit auction to aid Ukraine.

“80 years ago, Nazi troops led by Adolf Hitler were involved in the killing of innocent people at Babi Yar in Ukrainian Kyiv. Today, Russian troops led by Vladimir Putin are involved in the bombing and killing of innocent people at Babi Yar. How we united to defeat the insane Nazi regime, the world must unite to help Volodymyr Zelensky and the brave men and women of Ukraine. This is the battle of all of us,”  Abramovic said almost a month ago, when the Russian invasion began.

The price to sit in front of the artist started from 15 thousand dollars to reach the 24 thousand.

Opening image: Marina Abramović at the MOMA: Staring contest. Photo Dan Nguyen