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 (17,778 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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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^[28]; performance artwork^[19]; body art^[20], an avant-garde^[29], founded in 1960^[30]; and endurance art^[21], an art genre^[31]. Employers include Académie des beaux-arts^[22], a national art academy^[32], in France^[33], founded in 1816^[34], headquartered in Paris^[35]; Berlin University of the Arts^[23], a music school^[36], in Germany^[37], founded in 1696^[38]; Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg^[24], a public university^[39], in Germany^[40], founded in 1767^[41]; and Braunschweig University of Art^[25], an art academy^[42], in Germany^[43], founded in 1963^[44].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Seven Easy Pieces^[26], a performance series^[45], founded in 2005^[46]; Art must be beautiful… Artist must be beautiful…^[27], a film^[47]; and Artist is Present^[48], a performance artwork^[49], in United States^[50].

Recognition

Awards received include Austrian Decoration for Science and Art^[51], a state decoration^[52], in Austria^[53], founded in 1955^[54]; Berliner Bär^[55], an award^[56], in Germany^[57]; Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts^[58], an art prize^[59], in Spain^[60], founded in 1981^[61]; Sonning Prize^[62], a cultural prize^[63], in Denmark^[64], founded in 1950^[65]; and Praemium Imperiale^[66], an international award^[67], founded in 1988^[68].

Why It Matters

Marina Abramović ranks in the top 0.47% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,778 views/month, #4,685 of 1,000,298).^[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[69] She is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[70]

She has been cited as an influence by Melati Suryodarmo^[71], a choreographer^[72], b. 1969^[73], of Indonesia^[74], specialised in performance art^[75].

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^[51], Berliner Bär^[55], Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts^[58], and Sonning Prize^[62].

Who did Marina Abramović influence?

Marina Abramović has been cited as an influence by Melati Suryodarmo^[71].