Marina Abramović
Serbian performance artist (born 1946).
The record
Marina Abramović is a Serbian performance artist. Born on 30 November 1946 in Belgrade, Abramović is 79.
Notable works include Seven Easy Pieces, Art must be beautiful… Artist must be beautiful… and The Artist Is Present. Abramović studied at Academy of Fine Arts, Belgrade and Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb. Honours include Austrian Decoration for Science and Art, Berliner Bär and Sonning Prize, among 5 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 72 languages, Marina Abramović is No. 2,142 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 30 November 1946, Belgrade (age 79)
- Country
- Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia
- Known as
- Performance artist, photographer, video artist
- Field
- Art
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts, Belgrade, Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb
- Genres
- Performance art
- Languages
- Serbian, English, German
- Wikipedia editions
- 72
Did you know
Shares a birthday with Winston Churchill and Mark Twain.
One of 173 people in the Index born in Belgrade, with Aleksandar Vučić.
Has a Wikipedia article in 72 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Connections
- SpouseNeša Paripović
- SpousePaolo Canevari
Honours and works
Awards
- Austrian Decoration for Science and Art2008
- Berliner Bär2012
- Sonning Prize2023
- Praemium Imperiale2025
- Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts
Notable works
- Seven Easy Pieces
- Art must be beautiful… Artist must be beautiful…
- The Artist Is Present
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- Wikidata Q47496 (facts, CC0)
- Wikimedia pageviews API (popularity)