Why wouldn't it be? The performance was called "The Artist is Present". It was all about actually having an encounter between the artist and members of the publ

Why wouldn't it be? The performance was called "The Artist is Present". It was all about actually having an encounter between the artist and members of the public. Abramovic does a lot of performances that are physically demanding; this one was emotionally demanding as well. I suppose the line "I got a cry" is meant in a wry sense, but it's not a misrepresentation of what the performance was about.