This piece is a tribute to artist Marina Abramovic, the preeminent performance artist of our time.

In 2010, the Museum of Modern Art held a major retrospective and performance re-creation of Abramovic's work - the biggest exhibition of performance art in MoMA's history. During the exhibition, Abramovic performed The Artist Is Present, a 736-hour and 30-minute static, silent piece. She sat immobile in the museum's atrium while spectators took turns sitting opposite her. Many celebrities went to her performance including Lady Gaga, James Franco, and Robert Wilson. The celebrity visits expanded her audience across social and cultural spheres.

Abramovic is well-known for performing in the nude, and in one of her pieces, she wears her father’s army hat. Her parents, Yugoslav Partisans during World War II, were considered national heroes. This piece reflects my sympathies with Abramovic’s gesture, as my own father was in the military, and I have many memories of him in his uniform.