Marina Abramovic (Paperback)

Marina Abramovic is one of the best-known performance artists in Europe. Born in the former Yugoslavia, her career has been a personal investigation of physical limits and mental potential. When she was 22 years of age she stood naked in a public square in Zagreb and carved the communist star around her navel with a razor blade. Her performances with partner Ulay exploited the audiences' reaction to the physical and mental extremes realised by the bond between two people. This heightened intensity established with the audience formed the actual artwork. This monograph is produced and designed in close collaboration with the artist and forms a personal scrapbook of her life and influences, ranging from Buddhism, the aboriginals of Australia and religious iconography, to Western artists such as Joseph Beuys.