Marina Abramovic
dal 12/10/2010 al 12/11/2010
Segnalato da
12/10/2010
Marina Abramovic
Lisson Gallery, London
Comprised of new and key past works in the mediums of video, photographs and sculpture, the show will be in two parts across both Bell Street galleries. 52-54 Bell Street will feature the Rhythm series, from her early performances, exhibited for the first time in its entirety, while 29 Bell Street will feature new work from her Back to Simplicity series. In connection with her show at Lisson Gallery, Abramovic will be speaking at Tate Modern as part of the Talking Art series in collaboration with Art Monthly, 16 October 2010, 2-3.30pm.
Lisson Gallery is pleased to announce a new exhibition by Marina Abramović, the first show
of Abramović’s work at Lisson Gallery. Comprised of new and key past works in the
mediums of video, photographs and sculpture, the show will be in two parts across both Bell
Street galleries. 52-54 Bell Street will feature the Rhythm series, from her early performances,
exhibited for the first time in its entirety, while 29 Bell Street will feature new work from her
Back to Simplicity series.
Since the beginning of her career in Belgrade during the early 1970s, Marina Abramović has
led the way in performance as a visual art form. Described as 'one of the defining artists of
radical performance'1, she has transcended the form's provocative origins and created some
of the most important works in the genre.
Challenging, uncompromising and often shocking,
Abramović's durational practice continually experiments with, and explores the boundaries
of, both her mental and physical endurance and that of her audience. With her body as both
subject and medium, she tests the relationship between performer and audience,
withstanding pain, exhaustion and danger in her quest for emotional, liberating and conscious
altering transformation.
In connection with her show at Lisson Gallery, Marina Abramović will be speaking at Tate
Modern as part of the Talking Art series in collaboration with Art Monthly, 16 October 2010,
2-3.30pm. She will also be participating in the Serpentine Gallery’s Map Marathon: Maps for
the 21st Century, 16-17 October 2010, a multi-dimensional event curated by Serpentine
Gallery Co-Director Hans Ulrich Obrist.
About the Artist
Marina Abramović has exhibited at major institutions and exhibitions throughout the world,
including the Manchester International Festival (2009); Guggenheim Museum, New York,
(2005); Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, (1995); Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1990;
Neue National Galerie, Berlin (1993); Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, 1985;
Documenta VI, VII and IX (1977, 1982, 1992); and the Venice Biennale (1976, 1997). At the
1997 Venice Bienale she was awarded the Golden Lion for Best Artist for her video
installation/performance piece Balkan Baroque. In 2003 she received the Bessie for The
House with the Ocean View‚ a 12-day performance at Sean Kelly Gallery. Earlier this year her
work was also the subject of a retrospective, Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present, at the
Museum of Modern Art, New York. In 2012, Abramović will open the Marina Abramović
Institute in Hudson, NY to help preserve performance art and increase its audience.
For press information and images please contact:
Janine Limb or Rose Prevezer at JBPelhamPR
Tel: +44 20 89693959
Email: janine@jbpelhampr.com and rose@jbpelhampr.com
Image: Marina Abramović, Rhythm 10, 1973, 21 photographic, prints and text 122.5 x 898 cm
Opening 13 October 2010
Lisson Gallery
29 & 52-54 Bell Street, London
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 11am-5pm
free admission