Marina Abramović

Marina Abramović (Serbian Cyrillic: Марина Абрамовић, pronounced [marǐːna abrǎːmoʋitɕ]; born November 30, 1946) is a Yugoslav-born Serbian-American performance artist and art filmmaker.^[1] Her work are about body art, endurance art and feminist art, the relationship between performer and audience. Her career began in the 1970s. Abramović calls herself the "grandmother of performance art".^[2][3]

Marina Abramović
Марина Абрамовић
Abramović in 2024
Born	(1946-11-30) November 30, 1946 (age 78) Belgrade, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Education	Academy of Fine Arts, Belgrade (1970) Academy of Fine Arts, Zagreb (1972)
Known for	Performance art body art shock art art film endurance art
Notable work	Rhythm Series (1973–1974) Works with Ulay (1976–1988) Cleaning the Mirror (1995) Spirit Cooking (1996) Balkan Baroque (1997) Seven Easy Pieces (2005) The Artist Is Present (2010)
Movement	Conceptual art/signalism
Spouses	Neša Paripović ​ ​ (m. 1971; div. 1976)​ Paolo Canevari ​ ​ (m. 2005; div. 2009)​
Partner	Ulay (1976–1988)
Parents	Vojin Abramović Danica Rosić
Relatives	Varnava, Serbian Patriarch (great-uncle)
Website	mai.art

Abramović was born in Belgrade, Serbia. She was known for having a relationship with artist Ulay. She lives in New York City.