Marina Abramović

Summary

Marina Abramović is a human^[1]. Born in Belgrade^[2], she… she was born on November 30, 1946^[3]. She worked as a performance artist^[4], photographer^[5], video artist^[6], sculptor^[7], and sound artist^[8]. She ranks in the top 0.47% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,518 views/month, #4,685 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Marina Abramović's place of birth was Belgrade^[2].
• Marina Abramović was born on November 30, 1946^[3].
• Marina Abramović held citizenship in Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia^[10].
• Marina Abramović held citizenship in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia^[11].
• Marina Abramović held citizenship in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia^[12].
• Marina Abramović held citizenship in Serbia and Montenegro^[13].
• Marina Abramović held citizenship in Serbia^[14].
• Marina Abramović held citizenship in Yugoslavia^[15].
• Marina Abramović is identified as part of the Serbs ethnic group^[16].
• Marina Abramović worked as a performance artist^[4].
• Marina Abramović's professions included photographer^[5].
• Marina Abramović worked as a video artist^[6].
• Marina Abramović's professions included sculptor^[7].
• Marina Abramović's professions included sound artist^[8].
• Marina Abramović worked as a university teacher^[17].
• Marina Abramović's field of work was performance art^[18].
• Marina Abramović's field of work was performance artwork^[19].
• Marina Abramović's field of work was body art^[20].
• Marina Abramović's field of work was endurance art^[21].
• Marina Abramović was employed by Académie des beaux-arts^[22].
• Among Marina Abramović's employers was Berlin University of the Arts^[23].
• Among Marina Abramović's employers was Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg^[24].
• Marina Abramović was employed by Braunschweig University of Art^[25].
• A notable work attributed to Marina Abramović is Seven Easy Pieces^[26].
• A notable work attributed to Marina Abramović is Art must be beautiful… Artist must be beautiful…^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Began / founded: 1946-11-30^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: d74ed8e6-a9a0-445c-b9ce-413f8435525d^[30]

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Origins and Family

Marina Abramović was born in Belgrade^[2]. She was born on November 30, 1946^[3]. She is identified as part of the Serbs ethnic group^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include performance artist^[4], photographer^[5], video artist^[6], sculptor^[7], sound artist^[8], and university teacher^[17]. Fields of work include performance art^[18], an art genre^[31]; performance artwork^[19]; body art^[20], an avant-garde^[32], founded in 1960^[33]; and endurance art^[21], an art genre^[34]. Employers include Académie des beaux-arts^[22], a national art academy^[35], in France^[36], founded in 1816^[37], headquartered in Paris^[38]; Berlin University of the Arts^[23], a music school^[39], in Germany^[40], founded in 1696^[41]; Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg^[24], a public university^[42], in Germany^[43], founded in 1767^[44]; and Braunschweig University of Art^[25], an art academy^[45], in Germany^[46], founded in 1963^[47].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Seven Easy Pieces^[26], a performance series^[48], founded in 2005^[49]; Art must be beautiful… Artist must be beautiful…^[27], a film^[50]; and Artist is Present^[51], a performance artwork^[52], in United States^[53].

Recognition

Awards received include Austrian Decoration for Science and Art^[54], a state decoration^[55], in Austria^[56], founded in 1955^[57]; Berliner Bär^[58], an award^[59], in Germany^[60]; Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts^[61], an art prize^[62], in Spain^[63], founded in 1981^[64]; Sonning Prize^[65], a cultural prize^[66], in Denmark^[67], founded in 1950^[68]; and Praemium Imperiale^[69], an international award^[70], founded in 1988^[71].

Why It Matters

Marina Abramović ranks in the top 0.47% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,518 views/month, #4,685 of 1,000,298).^[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[72] She is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[73]

She has been cited as an influence by Melati Suryodarmo^[74], a choreographer^[75], b. 1969^[76], of Indonesia^[77], specialised in performance art^[78].

FAQs

Where was Marina Abramović born?

Marina Abramović was born in Belgrade^[2].

What did Marina Abramović do for work?

Marina Abramović worked as performance artist^[4], photographer^[5], video artist^[6], sculptor^[7], and sound artist^[8].

What awards did Marina Abramović receive?

Honors received include Austrian Decoration for Science and Art^[54], Berliner Bär^[58], Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts^[61], and Sonning Prize^[65].

Who did Marina Abramović influence?

Marina Abramović has been cited as an influence by Melati Suryodarmo^[74].