Artists Senga Nengudi and Maren Hassinger commemorated their friendship in 2006 by making a collaborative video, Side by Side, surveying thirty years of creative dialogue and exchange. Reflecting on the importance of having supported each other’s work since they met in 1970s Los Angeles, the artists present a succession of video clips and photographs documenting their participation in each other’s performances. As a result, Hassinger and Nengudi introduce friendship as a crucial condition for the production and reception of their work. To mark the significance of the occasion, Hassinger wrote a “Manifesto” emphasizing how important it has been to develop their practices together in solidarity, “side by side,” exchanging ideas and supporting each other during difficult times:

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肩并肩：友谊是森加能古迪和马伦哈辛格行为艺术中的关键实践

艺术家 Senga Nengudi 和 Maren Hassinger 于 2006 年通过制作合作视频“Side by Side”来纪念他们的友谊，回顾三十年的创意对话和交流。回顾自 1970 年代洛杉矶相遇以来相互支持彼此工作的重要性，艺术家们展示了一系列记录他们参与彼此表演的视频剪辑和照片。因此，哈辛格和能古迪将友谊作为他们作品制作和接受的关键条件。为了纪念这一场合的重要性，哈辛格写了一份“宣言”，强调在困难时期“肩并肩”地共同发展他们的实践是多么重要：