Archive · 7 Dec 2025
Marina Abramović's Artistic Journey and Kochi Biennale
Marina Abramović is a famous performance artist known for her powerful and sometimes dangerous art.
She once sat quietly for hours while people looked at her, which changed how people see performance art.
She also made a video called 'Waterfall' with Tibetan monks and nuns singing together.
Abramović grew up in Yugoslavia and was influenced by her strict communist parents and her spiritual grandmother.
She has done many daring performances, like letting people use objects on her body.
She also worked with another artist named Ulay for many years.
Now, she is focusing more on spiritual and introspective art.
She will be giving a performance lecture in India soon.
Marina Abramović is a pioneering performance artist known for her enduring and transformative works.
Her 2010 performance 'The Artist is Present' redefined the relationship between artist and audience.
Abramović will deliver a performance lecture at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale in February 2025.
Her immersive projection 'Waterfall' features 108 Tibetan monks and nuns chanting the Heart Sutra.
Abramović's work is influenced by her upbringing in post-war Yugoslavia and her spiritual journey.
- Who
- Marina Abramović, a Serbian performance artist
- What
- Abramović's artistic journey, notable works, and upcoming events
- When
- Upcoming performance lecture in February at Kochi-Muziris Biennale
- Where
- Kochi-Muziris Biennale, India; Cukrarna Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Why
- To showcase her immersive projection 'Waterfall' and a presentation by the Marina Abramović Institute (MAI) Archive
- Artist
- Marina Abramović
- Notable Work
- The Artist is Present (2010)
- Upcoming Event
- Performance lecture at Kochi-Muziris Biennale (February)
- Current Exhibition
- Cukrarna Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Award
- 2025 Praemium Imperiale
- Birthplace
- Post-war Yugoslavia
- Spiritual Influence
- Tibetan Buddhism
- Notable Collaboration
- Ulay (Frank Uwe Laysiepen)