Rotraut Interview: Yves Klein’s Living Paintbrushes from com the mp Watch Video
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Description: Naked women as “human paintbrushes” in front of an audience, now considered landmark events in thehistory of performance art and “the most concentrated expression of vital energy imaginable,” according to the artist behind. In this video, Yves Klein’s widow and collaborator Rotraut shares what it was like to be part of the spectacular events, as a model working with the artist. nn“Many people understood and others thought it was just for show.” Rotraut describes how Klein invited