Biography
Born in 1946, Belgrade, lives and work in New York. Abramovic has
pioneered the use of performance as a visual art form. The body has
always been both her subject and medium. Exploring the physical and
mental limits of her being, she has withstood pain, exhaustion, and
danger in the quest for emotional and spiritual transformation. Abramovic’s
concern with creating works that ritualize the simple actions of
everyday life like lying, sitting, dreaming, and thinking; in effect
the manifestation of a unique mental state. Her work is included
in many major public collections worldwide.
Video Installations / Personal Exhibitions
- 2006:
Balkan Epic, Hangar Bicocca, Milano
Balkan
Erotic Epic, SESC Pinheiros, Sao Paulo
- 2005:
Seven Easy Pieces, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum,
New York
- 2004:
Loop Performance, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, New
York
- 2004
Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA
- 2002:
Moving Pictures, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New
York
- 2001:
Marina Abramovic: The Hero, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture
Garden, Washington DC
- 2000:
Cleaning the House: Travelling Cabinet, Kiasma Museum
of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
Public
Body. Artist Body, Kunstverein Hannover, Hannover
Performing
Bodies, Tate Modern, Londra.
Major awards
Seven Easy Pieces
- 2003
Niedersächsischer Kunstpreis
- New
York Dance and Performance Award (The Bessies)
- 2003
International Association of Art Critics, Best Show in a Commercial
Gallery Award
Balkan Baroque
- 1997 Golden
Lion for Best Artist at the XLVII Biennale di Venezia
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Serbia
