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Right, Left
Oreet Ashery. Right, Left, 2007–2007.
Description:
"Right, Left" was performed at the Freud museum as part of the group show "PARANOIA." Visitors to the opening were invited to have their left and right hands massaged simultaneously by a Jewish and Muslim look alike masseurs. The performance took place on the landing where Freud used to spend time looking out of the window. Right, left invited the audience to reflect on projection, physical contact, right and left hands, right and left politics and the masseurs to their right and left.
Medium:
Performance
Tags:
performance, Middle East, interaction, religion, politics, performativity, gender, alter ego, Marcus Fisher, identity, Jewish, Muslim, Sigmund Freud
Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum