Bio
Marina Abramović, born on November 30, 1946, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia), is a globally renowned performance artist. She is known for her groundbreaking and often controversial work that explores the limits of physical and mental endurance.
Abramović began her career in the 1970s and quickly became a pioneer in performance art. She is known for pieces that challenge the relationship between artist and audience, the boundaries of the body, and the possibilities of the mind. One of her most famous works is Rhythm 0 (1974), in which she allowed the audience to use various objects on her body, including dangerous ones, without any resistance from her.
In the 1980s and 1990s, she collaborated with the German artist Ulay, with whom she performed several iconic works, such as The Lovers (1988), where they met on the Great Wall of China and then parted ways, symbolically ending their relationship.
Abramović’s work is often provocative and emotionally intense, as she exposes herself to extreme physical and psychological situations. In 2010, she held a major retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York titled The Artist is Present, where she sat silently for hours each day for three months, inviting visitors to sit across from her.
Often referred to as the “grandmother of performance art,” Abramović has had a lasting impact on the art world. Her work explores themes such as pain, identity, endurance, and the relationship between performer and audience. She remains active in the art world, both as a performer and as a mentor to new generations of artists.