Marina Abramovic

Marina Abramović (Belgrade, 1946) is one of the most important and influential performance artists in the world. For more than five decades, she has pushed the boundaries of contemporary art by exploring the relationship between the body, mind, audience, and space. Her work addresses themes of endurance, memory, identity, pain, spirituality, and human connection.

From her pioneering performances of the 1970s, through her legendary artistic collaboration with Ulay, to major retrospectives and performances at leading museums worldwide, Abramović has helped establish performance art as a major artistic medium. She received the Golden Lion for Best Artist at the Venice Biennale for her acclaimed work Balkan Baroque.

Her works have been exhibited in some of the world’s most prestigious museums and galleries, including the Museum of Modern Art, Centre Pompidou, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and the Royal Academy of Arts. Her 2010 retrospective The Artist Is Present at the Museum of Modern Art in New York is widely regarded as one of the landmark events in the history of contemporary art.

Today, Marina Abramović lives and works between Europe and the United States and remains one of the defining figures of the global contemporary art scene.