Books by Marina Abramovic

7 Deaths of Maria Callas is an opera project created by Marina Abramović premiering at the Bayerische Staatsopera in Munich 2020. In collaboration with an all star creative team and through a mix of narrative opera and film, Abramović re-creates seven iconic deaths from Callas¿ most important roles throughout her career, followed by an interpretive recreation of Callas¿ actual death played by Abramović on stage. This book serves as a companion to the live performance and provides a behind the scenes look into the different elements that make up this conceptual and dynamic homage to the classic and iconic singer.

This unconventional publication explores the process of making art through the work and studio practice of Sophie Whettnall (b. 1973), a contemporary Belgian artist whose works range from video art, installation, and performance to sculpture and drawing. In addition to copious illustrations of Whettnall's artwork that highlight its relationship to the studio and the artist's creative process, the book features three conversations. The first, between Whettnall and fellow artist Marina Abramovic, explores transmission, violence, and femininity. The second, between Emiliano Battista and Scott Samuelson, situates Whettnall's work and practice in the broader context of contemporary art and the theoretical framework that shapes it. In the third, Carine Fol and Whettnall share with the reader the behind-the-scenes discussions and decisions that go into the mounting of an exhibition. Distributed for Mercatorfonds Exhibition Schedule: CENTRALE for contemporary art, Brussels (04/04/19-08/04/19)

Marina Abramovics selvbiografi ”At gå gennem mure” er en stærk og dybt fascinerede fortælling af en kunstner, der gennem hele sit liv frygtløst har udforsket og skubbet kroppens og sindets grænser. Marina Abramovic er performancekunstens superstjerne og blev for alvor verdensberømt med sin over 700-timers performance, ”The Artist Is Present” på kunstmuseet MoMA i New York i 2010, hvor mere end 750.000 personer stod i kø for at kunne komme til at møde hende ansigt til ansigt. Fra 17. juni til 22. oktober 2017 viser kunstmuseet Louisiana i Humlebæk udstillingen The Cleaner, der er den første store retrospektive præsentation af Marina Abramovics arbejde i Europa.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Walk Through Walls written and read by Marina Abramovic. This memoir spans Marina Abramovics five decade career, and tells a life story that is almost as exhilarating and extraordinary as her groundbreaking performance art. Taking us from her early life in communist ex-Yugoslavia, to her time as an a young art student in Belgrade in the 1970s, where she first made her mark with a series of pieces that used the body as a canvas, the book also describes her relationship with the West German performance artist named Ulay who was her lover and sole collaborator for 12 years. Abramovic has collaborated with stars from Lady Gaga to Jay-Z, James Franco and Willem Dafoe. Best known for her recent pieces The Artist is Present and 512 Hours, this book is a fascinating insight into the life of one of the most important artists working today, and the woman who has been described as the grandmother of performance art.