Marina Abramović

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My five-year-old could do that! The impact of childhood on the work of artists

A new book gathers together anecdotes from artists' early years and looks at how these formative experiences shaped their careers

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'The power of a vagina': how Marina Abramović plans to keep Manchester rain free

The performance artist will stage a ritualistic piece reflecting the traditions of an ancient village

Marina Abramović to ask Glastonbury crowd to stay silent for seven minutes

A sculpture by Hank Willis Thomas and a Mark Wallinger film will also be shown at the celebrated UK music festival

Should Marina Abramović exhibitions be rethought for the 21st century?

A lawsuit relating to a MoMA show has raised questions around performer safety

Performer sues MoMA for alleged ‘sexual groping’ during Marina Abramović retrospective

John Bonafede, one of the artists who “reperformed” Abramović’s work for the show, claims he was sexually assaulted seven times during its run

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Marina Abramović spreads the love in one-off performance at the Royal Academy

Against backdrop of turbulent real-world events, crowds gathered and hugged for Unconditional Love recital

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Looking for love: one-off Marina Abramović performance sells out in hours

The queen of performance art is making a rare appearance at the Royal Academy in London

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'I could easily do this opera until I’m 103': Marina Abramović on 7 Deaths of Maria Callas

We speak to the performance artist about the UK premiere of her tribute to the legendary singer at the English National Opera

Marina Abramović passes the baton on to a new generation of performers

A group of London shows, performances and events organised around the pioneering artist sees her extend her legacy

Frieze London diary: Marina Abramović's Extraordinary Women tea party and Hiroshi Sugimoto's love for a Beatles hit

Plus, an artist-filled prize ceremony in Piccadilly, Thom Browne at the V&A and an entry from the new ”undercover gallerist”

Marina Abramović: a buyer's guide

Everything you need to know about the artist’s market before you start building your collection

Marina Abramović: the artist on her ‘best ever show’

Plus, Frans Hals at London's National Gallery and a Peter Paul Rubens painting inspired by Ovid's Metamorphoses

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Russell Tovey rocks up at Claridge’s to present first Royal Academy Schools art prize

Daria Blum was given the £30,000 award by the artist Marina Abramović

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Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy and Tracey Emin turn up for Marina Abramović's blockbuster RA show

Visitors queued to walk through Imponderabilia, the 1977 piece featuring a naked couple

Marina Abramović gets Royal Academy of Arts show—but will she be present?

While the London exhibition has been developed in close collaboration with Abramović, the exact nature of her live participation is yet to be determined

Marina Abramovic to take over London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall this autumn

A selection of artists have been invited by Abramovic to stage long-form performances in the concert venue—including backstage areas normally off-limits to visitors

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Red-faced Marina Abramović mistakes work of art for furniture

The piece by Anne Imhof is currently on show at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam

Sell your soul: how digital signatures and NFTs are creating a market for intangible art

Some of the works being minted on the blockchain are all hype—but some are brilliant conceptual works

Marina Abramovic: 'We need less artists and more heroes'

As the performance artist launches her Circa 2022 commission, she opens up about her father, her new "hero" grants, and why she is dropping her first NFT collection

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‘I am the universe, looking out from my tower’: Marina Abramović narrates latest album by New York pop music duo Sound of Ceres

The elaborate concept record Emerald Sea, on which Abramović plays the role of the universe, makes effective use of the performance art legend’s distinctive timbre

Twice-postponed Marina Abramovic show will finally come to London in 2023

The performance artist’s exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts was announced along with shows on Impressionism, Black artists from the American South, and Hispanic art

'An attack on Ukraine is an attack on humanity and has to be stopped': Artist Marina Abramovic sends message of solidarity to Ukraine as Russia invades

In a video decrying the Russia assault, the Serbian performance artist describes the Ukrainian people as "proud, strong and dignified"

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Marina Abramovic receives Spain's most prestigious culture prize

The performance artist was awarded the Princess of Asturias award for the arts (laureate)

‘Opera is boring’: Marina Abramovic’s cinematic ode to soprano Maria Callas opens in London

Belgrade-born performance artist discusses recasting opera for a younger generation, how the diva label is “dubious” and why sex is better post-menopause

Marina will release 'digital manifestation' of The Abramovic Method on WeTransfer with aim of reaching 70 million people

Artist continues efforts to bring performance art to the masses as she collaborates with file-sharing platform and its editorial arm, WePresent