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imponderabilia

[ im-pon-der-uh-bil-ee-uh, -bil-yuh ]

plural noun

  1. imponderables; things that cannot be precisely determined, measured, or evaluated:

    the imponderabilia surrounding human life.



imponderabilia

/ ɪ³¾ËŒ±èÉ’²Ô»åÉ™°ùəˈ²úɪ±ôɪə /

plural noun

  1. imponderables
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of imponderabilia1

First recorded in 1920–25; from New Latin, neuter plural of Medieval Latin ¾±³¾±è´Ç²Ô»å±ð°ùÄå²ú¾±±ô¾±²õ imponderable
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of imponderabilia1

C20: New Latin
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Once it began, several news outlets including the New York Times reported on the inappropriate behavior by visitors, and the sexual assaults on “Imponderabilia†were discussed within New York City’s art and performance communities, the suit says.

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Mr. Bonafede had participated in one of Ms. Abramovic’s most famous works from the 1970s, “Imponderabilia,†which requires two nude performers to stand opposite each other in a slim doorway that visitors are encouraged to squeeze through to enter an adjoining gallery.

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In Imponderabilia, one of the most famous performance artworks of all time, he and Abramović stood naked in a narrow gallery doorway, forcing visitors to shimmy past them, sidling sideways, confronting either his nakedness or hers.

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"I've walked through Imponderabilia a lot of times - and I have to say that walking through it is more uncomfortable than doing it," says Kargacin.

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The catch is that the performers are completely naked - a piece that Abramovic titled Imponderabilia.

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