Marina Abramović

The Great Women Artists

Katy Hessel

Arts

4.8 • 944 Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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In this very special BONUS EPISODE of The Great Women Artists Podcast, Katy Hessel interviews one of the most renowned artists alive today, Marina Abramović. *BOOK NEWS!* I have written a book! Order The Story of Art without Men here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-story-of-art-without-men/katy-hessel/9781529151145 **This episode is brought to you by Alighieri jewellery: www.alighieri.com – use the code "The Artist is Present" at checkout for 15% off!** The “grandmother” of Performance Art, Marina Abramovic has been instrumental in pioneering the genre as a visual art form for the last five decades – a genre defined by risk taking; being present; a state of mind; emptying yourself; and connecting the energies with the surrounding public. Born in Belgrade, the capital of Yugoslavia in 1946, to communist hero parents, Marina Abramović experienced a strict upbringing. Until the age of 29, she was under a curfew of 10 o’clock – resulting in the artist running away a few months later. Since the beginning of her career in the 1970s, Marina Abramović has stretched the limits of the body and mind as both object and subject. Early works include Rhythm 0 (1974), where she became an object of experimentation for the audience – laying out 72 objects, including a pistol, and stating they could be used on her as desired; or Rhythm 5 (1974), where she lay in the centre of a burning five-point star. She has withstood pain, exhaustion, and danger in her quest for emotional and spiritual transformation. Never slowing down, in 1997 she won the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale for a work that commented on war in Yugoslavia, and in 2010, she took over MoMA for The Artist is Present, where she sat motionless in a chair for eight hours a day – the show broke records, attracting 850,000 visitors. In 2012, she founded the Marina Abramović Institute (MAI), a non-profit foundation for performance art, and has since exhibited at the world’s most prestigious institutions, earning her a global following. And in 2023, she will be the first woman to have a solo exhibition in the main galleries of the Royal Academy of Arts, London. TODAY Marina Abramović launches The Hero 25FPS – @artistispresent / NFT.CIRCA.ART For her first performance launching today on the blockchain, Marina Abramović revisits one of her most personal and autobiographical works ‘The Hero (2001)’ to present in collaboration with The Cultural Institute of Radical Contemporary Art (CIRCA) this digital exploration of time, immateriality and audience participation. Filmed at 25 frames per second, never before seen footage has been separated into 6,500 unique frames to create The Hero 25FPS, a genesis NFT collection by the warrior of performance art. A call for today’s new heroes! Upon completion of THE HERO 25FPS, Marina Abramović, @nadyariot (Pussy Riot) and CIRCA will award a series of Hero Grants to people working within Web3 who demonstrate a desire to make the world a better place. ENJOY!!! Follow us: Katy Hessel: @thegreatwomenartists / @katy.hessel Sound editing by Nada Smiljanic Artwork by @thisisaliceskinner Music by Ben Wetherfield https://www.thegreatwomenartists.com/

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to the Great Women Artists podcast. And wow, do we have a treat for you in this bonus episode with the legendary Marina Abramovich, who features in my upcoming book, The Story of Art Without Men, which you can pre-order now via Waterstones and you can see the show notes for more. But just before we get to
0:22.1	this episode, I am so excited to say that I will be continuing my partnership with the brilliant
0:27.8	Alleghiary Jewelry, who have been supporting this podcast for over two years. Alighieri creates
0:35.0	fragmented talismans of imperfection, handcast in London's Hatt and Garden from recycled, silver and gold.
0:42.3	Each piece has a story and invites you to unlock your own, and I couldn't be more excited to hand over to Alighieri's founder, Rosh Matarney, to introduce the brand a little bit more and her thoughts on Marina
0:55.5	Abramovich.
0:57.0	I started Alighieri jewelry when I was in a really dark time in my life, inspired by Dante
1:02.6	Allegheri's story of being lost in the depths of the inferno. I began to create imperfect
1:08.3	objects and wax, texted with my feelings as a means of catharsis.
1:13.6	I would constantly look to Marina Abramovich's work, from the artist as present to counting rice,
1:21.0	so many times moved to tears by her exploration of what it means to be human.
1:26.0	Her ability to communicate so powerfully and universally
1:28.8	without words has been a constant source of inspiration to me. It's a great honour for Alligieri
1:34.9	to be supporting this incredibly special episode of the great women artists. Thank you so much to
1:40.8	Roshmatani. Alighieri is offering a 15% off discount across their timeless modern
1:46.7	heirlooms in celebration of this episode with the code the artist is present. Now to Marina.
1:57.9	Hello everyone and welcome to the Great Women Artist podcast with me, Katie Hessel.
2:04.2	Some of you might know me from The Great Women Artists, an Instagram account I set up in October 2015,
2:09.8	which celebrates female artists on a daily basis, ranging from young graduates to old masters.
2:15.9	Well, in a similar fashion to the Instagram, this podcast is all
2:19.8	about celebrating female artists from a variety of backgrounds and histories. And I am so excited
2:25.5	to be interviewing artists on their career or artists, writers, curators or general art lovers
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