What Marina Abramović Can't Live Without

What Marina Abramović Can't Live Without

Favorite movie: “One that makes me cry.” The Serbian performance artist answers 25 of life’s most pressing questions The self-proclaimed “grandmother of performance art,” Marina Abramović, has been honing her craft for more than 50 years. For her first major show, in 1974, she remained motionless and half nude for six hours beside a table containing 72 objects—from a jar of honey to a gun—while audience members were invited to interact with her.…

Linking Marina Abramović’s 'Rhythm 0' and Yoko Ono’s 'Cut Piece'

The parallels between Yoko Ono's 'Cut Piece' and Marina Abramović's harrowing 'Rhythm 0' are striking as both artists confronted violence in their work.