Marina Abramović

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Marina Abramović (born November 30, 1946 in Belgrade) is a New York-based Serbian performance artist who began her career in the early 1970s. Active for over three decades, she has recently begun to describe herself as the "grandmother of performance art". Abramović's work explores the relationship between performer and audience, the limits of the body, and the possibilities of the mind.

Most Popular Marina Abramović Trailers

Total trailers found: 92

Can Creativity Save the World? Trailer (2024)

18 April 2024

The final part of the Creativity Trilogy explores existential threats our world is facing. An inspiring film about imagination's power and a hopeful glimpse into the future.

SSS Trailer (1989)

01 January 1989

Marina Abramovic collaborated with videomaker Charles Atlas on this striking work of autobiographical performance.

Valie Export - Icon and Rebel Trailer (2015)

18 May 2015

She is the godmother of performance art. With her shocking public actions she created in the late 60s images that have burned into the general visual memory until today.

The Dividers Trailer (2023)

12 March 2023

Following the inauguration of Donald Trump in 2017, Shia LaBeouf and his artist friends launched a live stream art project called 'HE WILL NOT DIVIDE US' that ran for four years, the duration of Trump's presidential term.

Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible Trailer (2020)

23 October 2020

A remarkable walk through the life and work of the French artist Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968), one of the most important creators of the 20th century, revolutionary of arts, aesthetics and pop culture.

Ulay Trailer (2013)

12 September 2013

Ulay is a conceptual artist whose photography pushed boundaries, and whose love affair with Marina Abramovic produced some of the best pieces of performance art.

Fragments of Paradise Trailer (2022)

31 August 2022

For over 70 years, Jonas Mekas, internationally known as the "godfather" of avant-garde cinema, documented his life in what came to be known as his diary films.

Franca: Chaos and Creation Trailer (2016)

02 September 2016

Director Francesco Carrozzini creates an intimate portrait of his mother, Franca Sozzani, the legendary editor-in-chief of Italian Vogue.

Igor Levit: No Fear Trailer (2022)

06 October 2022

Follows the artist over two years as he explores his „life after Beethoven“, as he searches for his next challenge, his identity as an artist.

La Défaite du rouge-gorge Trailer (2001)

01 January 2001

InnSæi Trailer (2016)

30 June 2016

A story of soul searching, science, nature and creativity, InnSæi takes us on a global journey to uncover the art of connecting within today's world of distraction and stress.

Homecoming – Marina Abramović and Her Children Trailer (2020)

15 August 2020

The occasion is “The Cleaner,” a travelling retrospective exhibition of work by Marina Abramović, whose final destination is Belgrade, the artist’s hometown.

Freeing the Voice Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

Serbian artist Marina Abramovic is lying on her back on the floor and screaming until her voice is lost.

Rest Energy Trailer (1980)

28 July 1980

Ulay and Abramovic draw a large bow and arrow, one holding each side. The arrowhead is pointing at Abramovic's heart.

The Private Life of the Royal Academy Trailer (2018)

12 May 2018

Filmed over 5 years, this documentary goes behind the scenes at one of Britain's most remarkable institutions as it celebrates its 250th anniversary.

Destricted Trailer (2006)

15 September 2006

A compilation of erotic films intended to illuminate the points where art meets sexuality.

Sleepless Nights Stories Trailer (2011)

15 December 2011

Unable to sleep, Jonas Mekas drifts through New York nights, moving between apartments, studios, galleries, bars, and clubs.

4 Performances by Marina Abramovic 1975-1976 Trailer (1996)

01 January 1996

Documents four of Abramovic's solo works, exercises in which her body is the vehicle for a rigorous testing of the self — violently brushing her hair and her face, vocalizing until she can no longer breathe, intoning a stream-of-consciousness flow of memories, moving to a drumbeat until she literally drops from exhaustion.

The Spirits of Maritime Crossing Trailer (2023)

12 October 2023

As Abramović's spectral odyssey unfolds, she encounters symbolic entities and pays homage to sacred spaces.

The Ferryman Trailer (2016)

28 April 2016

In between performance, dance and cerémonies, "The Ferryman” is a choreographic exploration of rituals and animistic roots, a luxurious visualisation of a bewitchment and an exorcism of a man-deer in the borders of the world.

The Space in Between: Marina Abramović and Brazil Trailer (2016)

19 May 2016

Marina Abramović travels through Brazil, in search of personal healing and artistic inspiration, experiencing sacred rituals and revealing her creative process.

7 Deaths of Maria Callas Trailer (2022)

24 July 2022

A meditation on the female body as a source of both power and pain that focuses on the tragic figure of renowned American-Greek opera singer Maria Callas (1923-77), whose stunning soprano voice captivated audiences around the world in the mid-20th century while her life was wracked by scandal and personal suffering.

Light/Dark Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

Ulay and Abramović take turns hitting each other in the face, gradually increasing speed and intensity with each blow.

Teslafy Me Trailer (2019)

01 November 2019

A vision for a world free of pollution and climate problems, with energy available in abundance - are we ready to take up legacy of ingenious inventor Nikola Tesla?

Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present Trailer (2012)

13 June 2012

Performance artist Marina Abramovic prepares for a major retrospective of her work at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Imponderabilia Trailer (1977)

01 June 1977

"Naked we stand opposite each other in the museum entrance. The public entering the museum has to turn sideways to move through the limited space between us.

Kreativ: A Study in Creativity by Alexander Ekman Trailer (2017)

01 January 2017

Award-winning choreographer Alexander Ekman dives into the subject of creativity by meeting scientists, professors, artists, film directors and choreographers, with the goal of trying to understand every aspect of the phenomenon.

Balkan Baroque Trailer (1999)

14 November 1999

Balkan Baroque is a real and imaginary biography of the Yugoslavian performance artist Marina Abramovic.

Mademoiselle C Trailer (2013)

11 September 2013

A documentary focused on former Vogue Paris editor-in-chief and fashion stylist Carine Roitfeld.

130919 • A Portrait of Marina Abramovic Trailer (2013)

19 December 2013

This one-take, 3-D film majestically documents legendary performance artist Marina Abramovic, capturing the breadth of space in infinite detail: the life of an artist, her keen sense of transition, a space's decay, and the ripeness of rebirth.

Father Trailer (2016)

25 October 2016

Mourning the death of her father, Giulia is contacted by him from the other dimension.

Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself Trailer (2020)

24 October 2020

Storyteller and Conceptual Magician Derek DelGaudio attempts to understand the illusory nature of identity and answer the deceptively simple question 'Who am I?

Picasso Baby Trailer (2013)

02 August 2013

Jay Z performs Picasso Baby at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC.

Why Are We Creative? Trailer (2018)

07 September 2018

A 30 years odyssey: the world's most intriguing artists and thinkers from the fields of visual art, music, filmmaking, acting, literature, philosophy, politics, business and science, are asked the same question: "Why are you creative?

DAU. Degeneration Trailer (2020)

28 February 2020

A secret Soviet Institute conducts scientific and occult experiments on animals and human beings to create the perfect person.

City of Angels Trailer (1983)

01 January 1983

Combining video, performance art, documentary, and tableau vivant, this short piece set in what appears to be part of the Ayutthaya Ruins in Bangkok, Thailand, begins with a panoramic shot of various Thai folks dressed in traditional garb and sleeping in the grass as a woman narrates.

Test Tube Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Produced by De Appel, Amsterdam, while General Idea was in residence there, Test Tube was conceived as a program for television.

Relation in Time Trailer (1977)

31 October 1977

Marina Abramovic's performance 'Relation in time', with her long time partner Ulay. "We are sitting back to back, tied together by our hair, without any movement for 16 hours.

Light / Dark Trailer (1977)

06 July 1977

Ulay and Abramovic face each other in a kneeling position, and take turns to slap each other hard in the face.

The story of Marina Abramovic and Ulay Trailer (2017)

06 July 2017

Legendary couple in performance art – Marina Abramović and Ulay – lived together for 12 years and made pioneering work as a duo.

Expansion in Space Trailer (1977)

08 March 1977

In 'Expansion in Space' (1977, Dokumenta 6, Kassel), Ulay and Abramovic do not collide with each other, as they did in Relation in Space (1976), but with two free-standing pillars twice their individual body weight.

Dangerous Games Trailer (2008)

01 January 2008

In a small house with oversized furniture, located in a rice field in Asia, some children wearing army clothes and weapons, start playing war, creating between each other two armies and using children's toys, laser weapons, machine guns and helicopters.

The Pink Biennal Trailer (1976)

01 March 1976

Television special of five episodes directed by Alfredo Di Laura dedicated to the exhibition "Attivo.

Relation in Space Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

In the first 58 minute Performance, Relation in Space, which took place in July 1976 at the Biennale in Venice, Abramovic/Ulay, both naked, walk towards each other from opposite ends of a room, touching as they pass each other, and then they repeat the movement while their bodies collide and one of them (Marina) falls over under the impact, until they are both exhausted.

Incision Trailer (1978)

01 January 1978

Ulay is fixed to a wall by a fixed rubber cord, while Marina stands at the limit of Ulay's expansion.

Charged Space Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

When the speed and the spinning becomes too much for them, they let go and collapse..

Relation in Movement Trailer (1977)

05 January 1977

Marina: we even use our car in the performance, in '77, for the Paris Biennale in the front of the museum we made this piece called Relation In Movement, which Ulay is driving the car and I had the megaphone out of the window, and I would say the numbers of the circle as we was passing, because it was just going in a circle, on and on and on.

La rivoluzione siamo noi Trailer (2021)

08 January 2021

Between 1967 and 1977 Italian Art experiences a moment of glory on the international art scene. Art comes out from galleries and museums and becomes expression of social and political change.

Documentazione Della Settimana Internazionale Della Performance Trailer (1977)

21 February 1977

“Before the eyes of all, at least of those present, the naked and direct exhibitions of the body ti

AAA-AAA Trailer (1978)

01 January 1978

The video tape shows the half-length portraits of Abramović and her husband Ulay standing opposite each other, looking at each other and producing a long sound with open mouths.

Freeing the Memory Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

‘Freeing the Memory’ is the second of three significant performances enacted in 1976 in which Marina Abramović attempted to achieve a mental cleaning through the exhaustion of the three main faculties of expression, voice, language and body.

Our City Dreams Trailer (2008)

10 August 2008

Filmed over the course of two years, Our City Dreams is the story of a woman's struggles and successes as an artist in New York City.

Rico: The Richard DeMarco Story Trailer (2021)

30 October 2021

Over six decades, Richard Demarco CBE, the Scottish artist and iconic promoter has brought 1000s of artists to the Edinburgh Festival and launched the careers of some of the most famous names in contemporary art.

Kaiserschnitt Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

The starting point of Kaiserschnitt is a triangular construction. A horse stands in the centre of a large space, tied to a rope.

Balance Proof Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

Ulay and Abramović are standing holding a double-sided mirror between their bodies.

Talking about Similarity Trailer (1997)

30 November 1997

'Talking about Similarity' took place in Amsterdam, on November 30th, 1976. The performance, which lasted ca.

Blurred Lines: Inside the Art World Trailer (2017)

23 April 2017

As one art scene insider proclaims, the contemporary art world can be summed up as “rich people trying to prove how rich they are,” but is that all there is to this billion dollar industry? Well-researched and expertly constructed, Barry Avrich’s eye-opening documentary peels back the layers of the art world economy- from production to circulation, and delineates every integral player in the game of art-making, including curators, gallerists, collectors, donors, auction houses, and … artists.

Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict Trailer (2015)

06 November 2015

Bouncing between Europe and the United States as often as she would between lovers, Peggy Guggenheim’s life was as swirling as the design of her uncle’s museum, and reads more like fiction than any reality imaginable.

Balkan Spirit Trailer (2013)

08 April 2013

Filmmaker Hermann Vaske explores the creative Balkan world in the hopes of understanding the meaning of "Balkan spirit".

Seven Easy Pieces Trailer (2007)

15 February 2007

For Seven Easy Pieces Marina Abramovic reenacted five seminal performance works by her peers, dating from the 1960's and 70's, and two of her own, interpreting them as one would a musical score.