Marina Abramović Institute for the Preservation of Performance Art

In Brief

The Artist Is Pissed: Marina Abramović Responds to the Post

Marina Abramović responds to a New York Post story questioning what she has done with the $2.2M she raised to build her institute.

Marina Abramović describing her "Slow Motion Walk" technique inside what was to be the Marina Abramović Institute in Hudson,

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What Happened to the $2.2M Marina Abramović Raised to Build Her Institute?

This project joins thousands of other follies of contemporary art.

In Brief

Marina Abramović Is "Very Pissed" at Jay Z [UPDATED]

It's been nearly two years since Marina Abramović made her appearance at the shoot for Jay Z's "Picasso Baby" music video, but the events of that day are still fresh in her mind.

Opinion

Just Because You Can Doesn't Mean You Should: On Marina Abramović and Unpaid Work

When I read about Marina Abramović’s volunteer advertisement on the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) website last week, it got me thinking about how many arts nonprofits employ the law to their benefit, and many times against an ethical grain.

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Marina Abramović Institute Seeks So Much Unpaid Work

Good news: the Marina Abramović Institute is hiring! Bad news: all four positions listed in this fresh New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) ad are unpaid — ahem, volunteer. They're probably great "opportunities," though, right?

Opinion

Greetings from the Land of Abramović

Artist Marina Abramović has been pretty quiet since her 2010 exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, The Artist Is Present. But she's back! She's here! And she wants you to know where she's been.

Art

The End of Performance Art as We Know It

So I clicked on Jillian Steinhauer’s post — “Is Marina Abramović Trying to Create a Performance Art Utopia?” — and the first thing that popped into my head was, “Why does it look like a suburban public library, circa 1962?” What I’m talking about is the architectural rendering from none other than O

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Is Marina Abramović Trying to Create a Performance Art Utopia?

Nearly 150 people gathered in MoMA PS1's performance dome this morning to hear Marina Abramović present plans for her new museum dedicated to performance art in Hudson, NY. As the crowd took their places on and around the oversize red ottomans filling the space, people gazed at and stuck their heads