Eiko and Koma leave Walker Art Center after monthlong 'Naked'

Dancer/performers announced they'll take installation piece to New York in spring 2011.

December 2, 2010 at 6:40PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Eiko and Koma finally donned robes after a month being "Naked" at Walker Art Center. / Photo by Gene Pittman

After lying naked at Walker Art Center for six hours every day in November, Eiko and Koma ended their performance installation Nov. 30. The gallery was crowded for their final hours. The duo said that they will take the piece to New York, location unspecified, in the spring.

In an exit interview on the Walker's website, they reflect on the piece, in which they lay naked and moved slowly in a darkened (and heated) nestlike environment as gallerygoers came and went. They said the most difficult times were when there was no one watching.

Go here for Mary Abbe's story at the beginning of their performance piece.

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