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Marina Abramović / Kristine Stiles, Klaus Biesenbach, Chrissie Iles.

Contributor(s): Series: Contemporary artistsPublication details: London : Phaidon Press, 2008.Description: 158 pages ; illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9780714848020
  • 0714848026
  • 9780714848020
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Contents:
Interview : Klaus Biesenbach in conversation with Marina Abramovic -- Survey : Kristine Stiles, Cloud with its Shadow -- Focus : Chrissie Iles, The house with the ocean view -- Artist's choice : Alexandra David-Neel, Magic and mystery in Tibet, 1932 -- Artist's writings : Small stories, c. 1970 ; My work with the body, 1974 ; Interview with Radovan Gajic, 1974 ; +-(Warm -- Cold), 1975 ; Dream diary, 1979 ; Reciprocal to the amount of suffering, 1986 -- Chronology.
Summary: Since the early 1970's, Marina Abramovic has pioneered the use of performance as a visual art form, exploring her physical and emotional limits in some of the most iconic works in contemporary art. Her body is her primary subject and medium, from the early sound-based performances in her native Yugoslavia, to her collaborative works with German artists Ulay (Frank Uwe Laysiepen), her videos exploring her Balkan heritage, and most recently her re-enactments of historical performances by fellow artists such as Vito Acconci, Bruce Nauman and Valie Export.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-157).

Interview : Klaus Biesenbach in conversation with Marina Abramovic -- Survey : Kristine Stiles, Cloud with its Shadow -- Focus : Chrissie Iles, The house with the ocean view -- Artist's choice : Alexandra David-Neel, Magic and mystery in Tibet, 1932 -- Artist's writings : Small stories, c. 1970 ; My work with the body, 1974 ; Interview with Radovan Gajic, 1974 ; +-(Warm -- Cold), 1975 ; Dream diary, 1979 ; Reciprocal to the amount of suffering, 1986 -- Chronology.

Since the early 1970's, Marina Abramovic has pioneered the use of performance as a visual art form, exploring her physical and emotional limits in some of the most iconic works in contemporary art. Her body is her primary subject and medium, from the early sound-based performances in her native Yugoslavia, to her collaborative works with German artists Ulay (Frank Uwe Laysiepen), her videos exploring her Balkan heritage, and most recently her re-enactments of historical performances by fellow artists such as Vito Acconci, Bruce Nauman and Valie Export.