In 1988, Ulay and Abramovic decided to end their relationship and to mark this with a performance, which became the legendary endpoint of their collaboration. After years of negotiations with the Chinese...
In 1988, Ulay and Abramovic decided to end their relationship and to mark this with a performance, which became the legendary endpoint of their collaboration. After years of negotiations with the Chinese...
In 1986, Ulay and Abramovic visited China for the first time. And in 1988, it was in China that they ended their cooperation with 'The Great Wall Walk', in which they walked for ninety days towards each other...
The title of this video is derived from the name of the classroom at the MIT (Cambridge, Massachusetts, US), which houses a single tree and state-of-the-art computer graphic equipment. A number of children are...
The title of this video is derived from the name of the classroom at the MIT (Cambridge, Massachusetts, US), which houses a single tree and state-of-the-art computer graphic equipment. A number of children are...
The performance 'Modus Vivendi' took place in Arnhem, the Netherlands, in September 1985, and lasted for 58 minutes. The greater part of the video registration features Ulay alone. Dressed in black, he is...
The performance 'Modus Vivendi' took place in Arnhem, the Netherlands, in September 1985, and lasted for 58 minutes. The greater part of the video registration features Ulay alone. Dressed in black, he is...
The relation between man and woman is a recurring theme in Ulay and Abramovic's work. 'Terra Degla Dea Madre' specifically explores role patterns in southern European culture, which are often rooted in age-old...
The relation between man and woman is a recurring theme in Ulay and Abramovic's work. 'Terra Degla Dea Madre' specifically explores role patterns in southern European culture, which are often rooted in age-old...
'Anima Mundi' (February 1983, Bangkok, Thailand) consists of two tableaux vivants that were recorded at the same location. Both performances take place in the open air and are filmed from the top right of the...
'Anima Mundi' (February 1983, Bangkok, Thailand) consists of two tableaux vivants that were recorded at the same location. Both performances take place in the open air and are filmed from the top right of the...
Marina Abramovic and Ulay (Uwe Laysiepen) worked together as an artists couple for many years. They first became known for their performances and later also for their videos, reaching from simple performance...
'Nightsea Crossing' is a series of 22 performances that took place between 1981 and 1987, after Ulay and Abramovic had returned from a long period in the Australian outback. These 22 performances took a total...
Although in most of the performances from the 'Nightsea Crossing' series (1981-1987), Ulay and Abramovic are performing alone, there are some exceptions to this rule. In 'Nightsea Crossing: The Observer'...
'Positive Zero' (90 minutes) was performed three times during the Holland Festival in June 1983: at Theater Carré in Amsterdam, Muziekcentrum Vredenburg in Utrecht and De Doelen in Rotterdam. It is not, in...
'Positive Zero' (90 minutes) was performed three times during the Holland Festival in June 1983: at Theater Carré in Amsterdam, Muziekcentrum Vredenburg in Utrecht and De Doelen in Rotterdam. It is not, in...
'Nature of Mind' has originally been part 'That Self'. Ulay and Abramovic said of the series 'That Self': 'Our interest is relation. With our 'Relation work' we cause a third existence, which carries "Vital...
'Point of Contact' has originally been part of 'That Self'. Ulay and Abramovic said of the series 'That Self': 'Our interest is relation. With our "Relation work" we cause a third existence, which carries...
'Rest Energy' has originally been part of 'That Self'. Ulay and Abramovic said of the series 'That Self': 'Our interest is relation. With our "Relation work" we cause a third existence, which carries "Vital...
Ulay and Abramovic said of the seriesn 'That Self': 'Our interest is relation. With our "Relation work" we cause a third existence, which carries "Vital Energy". This third energy existence conjured by us does...
'The Colours' has originally been part of 'That Self'. Ulay and Abramovic said of the series 'That Self': 'Our interest is relation. With our "Relation work" we cause a third existence, which carries "Vital...
Both the initial form and the documentation of the performance 'Communist Body/Fascist Body' are different from the performances that together constitute the 'Relation work' series. Ulay and Abramovic's shared...
Abramovic and Ulay kneel in front of each other, gazing into each other's eyes. Initially, they produce the same monotonous sound, but gradually a contest develops: who can yell, scream and yowl the loudest...
Abramovic and Ulay kneel in front of each other, gazing into each other's eyes. Initially, they produce the same monotonous sound, but gradually a contest develops: who can yell, scream and yowl the loudest...
Abramovic and Ulay kneel in front of each other, gazing into each other's eyes. Initially, they produce the same monotonous sound, but gradually a contest develops: who can yell, scream and yowl the loudest...
Abramovic and Ulay kneel in front of each other, gazing into each other's eyes. Initially, they produce the same monotonous sound, but gradually a contest develops: who can yell, scream and yowl the loudest...
Ulay and Abramovic introduce the video of 'Breathing in, Breathing out' (April 1977, Belgrade) as follows: 'We are kneeling face to face, pressing our mouths together. Our noses are blocked with cigarette...
In May 1978, the performance 'Charged Space' took place at the Brooklyn Museum of Art in New York. In the registration, we can see how, with outstretched arms, Ulay and Abramovic are holding each other by the...
In May 1978, the performance 'Charged Space' took place at the Brooklyn Museum of Art in New York. In the registration, we can see how, with outstretched arms, Ulay and Abramovic are holding each other by the...
In the performance 'Incision', which took place at Galerie H-Humanic in Graz, Austria, in April 1978, Ulay runs into a large elastic band, which he tries to stretch as far as he can, despite its strong...
In the performance 'Incision', which took place at Galerie H-Humanic in Graz, Austria, in April 1978, Ulay runs into a large elastic band, which he tries to stretch as far as he can, despite its strong...
In the performance 'Incision', which took place at Galerie H-Humanic in Graz, Austria, in April 1978, Ulay runs into a large elastic band, which he tries to stretch as far as he can, despite its strong...
During the International Performance Festival (April 1978, Vienna, Austria), the performance 'Kaiserschnitt' (in English 'caesarean') was held at the Wiener Reitinstitut. Abramovic introduces the compilation...
During the International Performance Festival (April 1978, Vienna, Austria), the performance 'Kaiserschnitt' (in English 'caesarean') was held at the Wiener Reitinstitut. Abramovic introduces the compilation...
'Light / Dark' took place at the International Art Fair in Cologne, Germany, in October 1977. The performance was later re-enacted in a studio in Amsterdam and filmed by Louis van Gasteren (1978). Ulay and...
'Light / Dark' took place at the International Art Fair in Cologne, Germany, in October 1977. The performance was later re-enacted in a studio in Amsterdam and filmed by Louis van Gasteren (1978). Ulay and...
The performance 'Three' took place on November 30th, 1978, at Harlekin Art in Wiesbaden, Germany. The third participant, which is implied by title of the piece, is a snake. Ulay and Abramovic were lying flat...
The performance 'Three' took place on November 30th, 1978, at Harlekin Art in Wiesbaden, Germany. The third participant, which is implied by title of the piece, is a snake. Ulay and Abramovic were lying flat...
The location of 'Balance Proof' (December 1977) was the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire in Geneva, Switzerland. In the registration of this performance, Abramovic and Ulay can be seen holding a double-sided mirror,...
Ulay and Abramovic introduce the video of 'Breathing in, Breathing out' (April 1977, Belgrade) as follows: 'We are kneeling face to face, pressing our mouths together. Our noses are blocked with cigarette...
Ulay and Abramovic introduce the video of 'Breathing in, Breathing out' (April 1977, Belgrade) as follows: 'We are kneeling face to face, pressing our mouths together. Our noses are blocked with cigarette...
In 'Expansion in Space' (1977, Dokumenta 6, Kassel), Ulay and Abramovic do not collide with each other, as they did in Relation in Space (1976), but with two free-standing pillars twice their individual body...
In 'Expansion in Space' (1977, Dokumenta 6, Kassel), Ulay and Abramovic do not collide with each other, as they did in Relation in Space (1976), but with two free-standing pillars twice their individual body...
'We are standing naked in the main entrance of the museum, facing each other. The public entering the Museum has to pass sideways through the small space between us. Each person passing has to choose which one...
'We are standing naked in the main entrance of the museum, facing each other. The public entering the Museum has to pass sideways through the small space between us. Each person passing has to choose which one...
'Light / Dark' took place at the International Art Fair in Cologne, Germany, in October 1977. The performance was later re-enacted in a studio in Amsterdam and filmed by Louis van Gasteren (1978). Ulay and...
Just like other works by Ulay and Abramovic, 'Relation in Movement' is based on a challenge, although, unlike a lot of previous performances, this challenge is not about pain, but rather, about stamina. In...
Just as other performances, Relation in Movement represents a challenge, although unlike previous performances, this challenge is not about pain, but rather, about stamina. In Relation in Movement, Ulay and...
In July 1976, 300 visitors to the Venice Biennale witnessed the 58-minute performance 'Relation in Space'. At the start of the compilation version of the video registration, Abramovic explains the set-up of...
In July 1976, 300 visitors to the Venice Biennale witnessed the 58-minute performance 'Relation in Space'. At the start of the compilation version of the video registration, Abramovic explains the set-up of...
The performance 'Relation in Time' (October 1977) took place at Studio G7 in Bologna, Italy. Sitting quietly for seventeen hours, Abramovic and Ulay were connected to each other by means of their hair. They...
The performance 'Relation in Time' (October 1977) took place at Studio G7 in Bologna, Italy. Sitting quietly for seventeen hours, Abramovic and Ulay were connected to each other by means of their hair. They...
'Talking about Similarity' took place in Amsterdam, on November 30th, 1976. The performance, which lasted ca. 45 minutes, comtains two parts that are very different in form, but content-wise form a whole. Ulay...
'Talking about Similarity' took place in Amsterdam, on November 30th, 1976. The performance, which lasted ca. 45 minutes, comtains two parts that are very different in form, but content-wise form a whole. Ulay...
