Let Them Eat Volano Flambé

Just when Marina Abramović jumped the shark is a matter for debate; some might say it happened with Balkan Baroque, the lugubrious genealogical exploration she composed after her crushing breakup with Ulay. But after seeing this piece from today’s New York Times, my vote goes to the day she composed a $20 dessert for an upscale Park Avenue restaurant. The Times helpfully remarks that it “may be her most ephemeral” work.