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An art world icon and a performance art pioneer – Marina Abramović has captivated audiences by pushing the limits of her body and mind, for the past 50 years.

Pause Hero carousel Pause Hero carousel Pause Hero carousel Pause Hero carousel Caption toggle button Image caption Exhibition Marina Abramović 23 September 2023 - 1 January 2024 Main Galleries | Burlington House An art world icon and a performance art pioneer – Marina Abramović has captivated audiences by pushing the limits of her body and mind, for the past 50 years. Marina Abramović Hon RA has earned worldwide acclaim as a performance artist. She has consistently tested the limits of her own physical and mental endurance in her work, subjecting herself to exhaustion, pain and even the possibility of death. In her early work Rhythm 0, Abramović invited audiences to freely interact with her however they chose – famously resulting in a loaded gun being held to her head. Her later work The House with the Ocean View saw the artist live in a house constructed in a gallery for 12 days. Held in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York, the performance invited audiences to witness and share in the simple act of living. This major exhibition presents key moments from Abramović’s career through sculpture, video, installation and performance. Works such as The Artist is Present will be strikingly re-staged through archive footage while others will be reperformed by the next generation of performance artists, trained in the Marina Abramović method. Live performance art can be both startling and intimate. For Abramović it also has the power to be transformative. Experience this yourself through performances of Imponderabilia, Nude with Skeleton, Luminosity and The House with the Ocean View. Different works will be reperformed during the run of the exhibition, so no two visits will be the same. Before you visit the exhibition, please note: A full schedule of performances is available. Please note, these timings are subject to change. Photography and filming of the live performances is not allowed. Find out more about our photography policy. This exhibition contains nudity and art works relating to mortality and the threat of harm. Please contact us for more information. This exhibition will be closed 24–26 December 2023. It will be open from 10am–9pm on Saturday 30 December 2023. It will be open from 10am–6pm on Monday 1 January 2024. Find out our full Christmas opening times. Download our large print guide. #MarinaAbramovićRA Tues–Sun: 10am–6pm Fri: 10am–9pm Tickets £25.50-27.50 (including donation) Friends of the RA go free Join now Lead supporter Sponsor statement Reviews previous next ★ ★ ★ ★ "Epic" Evening Standard ★ ★ ★ ★ “Vital” The Guardian ★ ★ ★ ★ “Powerful enough to endure, to forge connections, maybe even to bring you to tears” Time Out ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “Performance art at its finest” Culture Whisper ★ ★ ★ ★ “Brave, brilliant retrospective” The i ★ ★ ★ ★ “Once-in-a-lifetime show” The Independent Supporters Lead Supporter Supported by With additional support from Simon Morris and Annalisa Burello The Marina Abramović Supporters Circle With additional support from Hotel partner The Marina Abramović Supporters Circle: Brook Brown Barzun and Matthew Barzun, Mrs Jennifer Esposito, The Orentreich Family Foundation, Mr Stuart and Mrs Bianca Roden, Anders and Yukiko Schroeder, Sian and Matthew Westerman Image gallery previous next Marina Abramović image Four Crosses: The Evil (positive), 2019 Marina Abramović image Imponderabilia, 1977/2023 Marina Abramović image The Artist is Present, 2010 Marina Abramović image Balkan Baroque, 1997 Marina Abramović image Nude with Skeleton, 2002/2005/2023 Marina Abramović image The Current (detail), 2017 Marina Abramović image Rhythm 0, 1974 Marina Abramović image The House with the Ocean View, 2002 Marina Abramović image Luminosity, 1997/2023 Watch the trailer Before you visit the exhibition, take a look inside our Main Galleries. This content is hosted on Vimeo You need to consent to marketing cookies set by Vimeo to view this content. Manage preferences Start here: Marina Abramović Find out more about the life and work of performance art pioneer Marina Abramović. Start here Related articles previous next Video: attitudes to nudity in art 14 December 2023 The Abramović look 20 October 2023 A History of Performance Art 16 October 2023 Start here: Marina Abramović 7 September 2023 "I only do something if I’m afraid of it, because that’s the whole point" – an interview with Marina Abramović 25 August 2023 Introducing our 2023 exhibitions 24 May 2022 Buy the exhibition catalogue Take the exhibition home with you with our exhibition catalogue, a record of the first UK exhibition to include works from Abramović's entire career. Shop now Are you 25 or under? Go halves with us See great art for less with half-price tickets to all RA exhibitions. All you need to do is sign up online for free. Sign me up

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