Martine Gutierrez's exhibition "Lottery" at Ryan Lee Gallery in Manhattan documents a performance she staged at Paris Photo in 2025, where attendees directed her actions. The show features 17 photographs from 755 taken during the performance, alongside a video installation recreating the waiting line. Gutierrez also created a meta-text in which she interviews herself, drawing on a conversation with the article's author.
This exhibition matters because it explores the dynamics of muse, control, and performance art, referencing historical figures like Marina Abramović, Yoko Ono, and Regina José Galindo. Gutierrez's work challenges traditional power structures in art-making, positioning the artist as both subject and director, while engaging with contemporary questions about agency, visibility, and the commodification of the artist's body.