Marina Abramović

Born in 1946 in Belgrad

Marina Abramovic is a New York-based Serbian performance artist who began her career in the early 1970s. Active for over four decades, her work explores the relationship between performer and audience, the limits of the body, and the possibilities of the mind.

Abramovic was awarded the Golden Lion for Best Artist at the 1997 Venice Biennale. In 2008, she was decorated with the Austrian Commander Cross for her contribution to art history.

View the videos below (directed by Milica Zec) to learn more about Abramovic and her work at Marina Abramovic Institute MAI