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Dec 6, 2023 · 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.
During the run of the exhibition, Abramović performed The Artist Is Present, a 736-hour and 30-minute static, silent piece, in which she sat immobile in the museum's atrium while spectators were invited to take turns sitting opposite her.
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.
Jul 5, 2012 · 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
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
May 3, 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.
Follow groundbreaking artist Marina Abramovic as she creates a major retrospective of her work at New York's Museum of Modern Art. Watch Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present online at HBO.com. Stream on any device any time. Explore cast information, synopsis and more.
