Marina Abramović
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The woman is the pioneering artist Marina Abramović, but its likely that few of the people in line have any sense of this woman’s indelible impact on contemporary art. As I wait, an anthology of her performances scrolling through my head.
Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present: Directed by Matthew Akers, Jeff Dupre. With Marina Abramovic, Ulay, Klaus Biesenbach, David Balliano. A documentary that follows the Serbian performance artist as she prepares for a retrospective of her work at The Museum of Modern Art in New York.
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- Documentary, Biography, History
- Matthew Akers, Jeff Dupre
- 2012-07-05
Marina Abramović (Serbian Cyrillic: Марина Абрамовић, pronounced [marǐːna abrǎːmoʋitɕ]; born November 30, 1946) is a Serbian conceptual and performance artist. Her work explores body art, endurance art, the relationship between the performer and audience, the limits of the body, and the possibilities of the mind. [1]
Jun 12, 2012 · The documentary “Marina Abramovic the Artist Is Present” is a portrait more celebratory than analytical of the Yugoslav-born performance artist, directed by Matthew Akers.
- Matthew Akers, Jeff Dupre
Abramović’s presentation of her body is notably classical: in pictorializing it, in her staging, she privileges symmetry, a strong central image, and formal balance. In ‘The Artist is Present’, for instance, the table and chairs are placed centrally in a large demarcated square area of the atrium.
Aug 21, 2024 · Marina Abramovic, Yugoslav-born performance artist known for works that tested the endurance and limitations of her body and mind. Her notable projects include Balkan Baroque (1997), The House with the Ocean View (2002), and The Artist Is Present (2010). Learn more about Abramovic’s life and career.
Mar 11, 2010 · With the opening of “Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present,” a long-building energy wave of performance art hits the Museum of Modern Art full force.
