Marina Abramovic

Born in 1946, in Serbia
Lives and works in New-York (United States)

Photograph by Paola + Murray ©, New York, 2015

A pioneer of body art, Marina Abramović rose to prominence in the 1970s through her radical actions that explored and challenged the physical and mental limits of the human body.

Biography

In 1973 she began experimenting on her own body, often naked, pushing her relationship with the public to the extreme, sometimes inviting them to intervene with her. In 1975 she began a fusional collaboration with the Dutch artist Ulay. Their actions examined the duality and alterity between man and woman. Abramović began performing alone in the 1990s. Adopting a more theatrical form, her pieces combined her family heritage with the contemporary history and folklore of Serbia. The fundamental aspects of the human condition – time, presence, facing others – are the themes she tackles in her current performances, involving the public in ritualistic acts.

Bibliographic resources

Lequeux, Emmanuelle, « Marina Abramovic, le gourou de la performance », lemonde.fr, 10/01/2014, 5 p.

Atlas, Charles, « Marina Abramovic : the artist is present », Artforum, janvier 2012, p. [82]-83, 2 p.

Biesenbach, Klaus ; Museum of modern art (New York , N.Y.). Marina Abramovic : the artist is present : [exhibition, New York, Museum of Modern Art, March 14 - May 31, 2010]. New York : Museum of Modern Art, 2010.

Stiles, Kristine ; Biesenbach, Klaus ; Iles, Chrissie . Marina Abramović. London : Phaidon, 2010. (Contemporary artists).

In The Collection

Rejuvenator of The Astral Balance, 2000

Marina Abramovic

The Kitchen V, Carrying the milk, 2009

Marina Abramovic

Exhibition of the Collection

From 3 June 2015 to 4 January 2016

Pop & Music

The collection is constantly evolving. This third presentation of the Collection of the Fondation's artworks, with popist lines, including music and sound, gather more than twenty contemporary artists.

Exhibition of the Collection

From 23 September 2020 to 3 January 2021

Crossing views

Parallel to the Cindy Sherman retrospective exhibition, the Fondation presents Crossing Views, a selection of works from the Fondation's Collection which was chosen in collaboration with Cindy Sherman. Echoing her work, the exhibition is centred on the theme of the portrait and its interpretation through different approaches and media: painting, photography, sculpture, video and installation. The exhibition brings together around twenty French and international artists, of different generations and backgrounds. It includes around sixty works, many of which have previously never been on display at the Fondation.

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