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Yoko Ono
«Cut Piece»
CUT PIECE average time: 30‘
First version for single performer
Performer sits on stage with pair
of scissors placed in front of him.
It is announced that members of the
audience may come on stage – one at
a time – to cut a small piece of the
performer’s clothing to take with them.
Performer remains motionsless
throughout the piece.
Piece ends at the performer’s
option.
Second version for audience:
It is announced that members
of the audience may cut each others clothing.
The audience may cut as long
as they want. (To See the Skies 70)
Source: Yoko Ono, script from «Strip Tease Show», reprinted in: Regina Cornwell, Interactive Art: Touching the Body ‹in the Mind›, in Discourse. Theoretical Studies in Media and Culture, vol. 14.2 (Spring 1992).Cut PieceCut Piece
