Marina Abramović

Performance and Body Art of the 1970s.

Marina Abramović (Yugoslav b. 1946)

• “When I was in Yugoslavia, I was always thinking that art was a kind of question between life and death, and some of my performances really included the possibility of dying.”

Carolee Schneemann, Interior Scroll, 1975.

Ana Mendieta, Silueta, 1973-77

Rhythm Series

1973-74

Yoko Ono, Cut Piece (1964)

Performance at Yamaichi Concert Hall,

Kyoto, Japan.

From: Crow, Thomas E.,. The Rise of the Sixties: American and European Art in the Era of Dissent. New Haven, CT. Yale University Press. 2004.

Rhythm 10

1973

1 hour.

Marina Abramović, Rhythm 10, 1973.

Performance, 1 hour

Museo d’Arte Contemporanea Villa

Borghese, Rome

From: Abramović, Marina, and Klaus Biesenbach. 2010. Marina Abramovic: the artist is present. New York: Museum of Modern Art.

Marina Abramović, Rhythm 10, 1973.

Performance, 1 hour

Museo d’Arte Contemporanea Villa

Borghese, Rome

From: Abramović, Marina, and Klaus Biesenbach. 2010. Marina Abramovic: the artist is present. New York: Museum of Modern Art.

Chris Burden, Shoot, November 19, 1971.

F Space , Santta Ana, CA at 7:45pm

From: Jones, Amelia. Perform, Repeat, Record : Live Art in History. Bristol ; Chicago: Intellect, 2012.

Rhythm 5

1974

1 ½ hours.

Marina Abramović, Rhythm 5, 1974.

Performance, 1 ½ hours.

Student Cultural Center,

Belgrade

From: Abramović, Marina, and Klaus Biesenbach. 2010. Marina Abramovic: the artist is present. New York: Museum of Modern Art.

Marina Abramović, Rhythm 5, 1974.

Performance, 1 ½ hours.

Student Cultural Center,

Belgrade

From: Abramović, Marina, and Klaus Biesenbach. 2010. Marina Abramovic: the artist is present. New York: Museum of Modern Art.

Rhythm 2

1974, Zagreb

7 hours.

Marina Abramović, Rhythm 2, 1974.

Performance, 7 hours (total).

Galerija, Suvremene

Umjetnosti, Zagreb.

From: Abramović, Marina, and Klaus Biesenbach. 2010. Marina Abramovic: the artist is present. New York: Museum of Modern Art.

Marina Abramović, Rhythm 2, 1974.

Performance, 7 hours (total).

Galerija, Suvremene

Umjetnosti, Zagreb.

From: Abramović, Marina, and Klaus Biesenbach. 2010. Marina Abramovic: the artist is present. New York: Museum of Modern Art.

Rhythm 4

1974

45 minutes.

Marina Abramović, Rhythm 4, 1974.

Performance, 45 minutes.

Galleria Diagramma, Milan.

From: Abramović, Marina, and Klaus Biesenbach. 2010. Marina Abramovic: the artist is present. New York: Museum of Modern Art.

Rhythm 0

1974

6 hours.

Marina Abramović, Rhythm O, 1974.Studio Mona, Naples.From: Abramović, Marina, and Klaus Biesenbach. 2010. Marina Abramovic: the artist is present. New York: Museum of Modern Art.

Marina Abramović, Rhythm O, 1974.Studio Mona, Naples.From: Abramović, Marina, and Klaus Biesenbach. 2010. Marina Abramovic: the artist is present. New York: Museum of Modern Art.

Marina Abramović, Rhythm O, 1974.Studio Mona, Naples.From: Abramović, Marina, and Klaus Biesenbach. 2010. Marina Abramovic: the artist is present. New York: Museum of Modern Art.

Marina Abramović, from the performance Art must be Beautiful, Artist must be Beautiful, 1975

Marina Abramović, Lips of Thomas, 1975.Performance, 2 hours.Galerie Krinzinger, Innsbruck. From: Abramović, Marina, and Klaus Biesenbach. 2010. Marina Abramovic: the artist is present. New York: Museum of Modern Art.

 

Ulay-Abramović

Collaborative Performances

Marina Abramović and Ulay, Relation in Space, 1976.

Performance.

From: Crow, Thomas E.,. The Rise of the Sixties: American and European Art in the Era of Dissent. New Haven, CT. Yale University Press. 2004.

Marina Abramović and Ulay, Imponderabilia, 1977.

Performance.

From: Jones, Amelia. Perform, Repeat, Record : Live Art in History. Bristol ; Chicago: Intellect, 2012.

On Kawara, I Am Still Alive, 1973.Ballpoint pen on four telegrams.The Judith Rothschild Foundation, Contemporary Drawings Collection

Vito Acconci, Seedbed, 1972,Performance.Museum of Modern Art, NY.

Marina Abramović and Ulay, Relation in Time, 1977.

Performance.

From: Abramović, Marina, and Klaus Biesenbach. 2010. Marina Abramovic: the artist is present. New York: Museum of Modern Art.

Continued Collaboration & Emphasis on Audience Interaction, 1970s-Present.

Marina Abramović and Ulay, Nightseas Crossing, 1981-87.Performance.

Marina Abramović, The Artist is Present, 2010.Performance, Museum of Modern Art, NY.