Abramovic’s work tries to alter the conventional relationship between an artist, or actor and their audiences. Instead of the performer or performers determining what happens and when it happens on stage it is left to the audience to drive the show onward. This approach was evident from early works like the Rhythm Series written between 1973 and 1974. For 12 years or so she worked alongside the German artist Ulay (a.k.a Uwe Laysiepen) before they broke their partnership in 1988.
« The function of the artist in a disturbed society is to give awareness of the universe, to ask the right questions, and to elevate the mind. »
Marina Abramovic
Marina Abromovic has had a long career as an avant garde performance and has explored aspects of the human body in depth. She has shifted the relationship between artist and audiences through her works. (Artist website)
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« The function of the artist in a disturbed society is to give awareness of the universe, to ask the right questions, and to elevate the mind. »
Marina Abramovic
Marina Abromovic has had a long career as an avant garde performance and has explored aspects of the human body in depth. She has shifted the relationship between artist and audiences through her works. (Artist website)
