The House with the Ocean View

VIDEO: Marina Abramović: The body as medium
For more information, please visit www.moma.org/abramovic.
Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present
March 14–May 31, 2010
Images courtesy of Marina Abramović and Sean Kelly Gallery/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Filmed by The People's DP, Inc.
DP - Edward Roy
Audio - Nick Poholchuck

Marina Abramović: Live at MoMA
For more information, please visit www.moma.org/abramovic.
Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present
March 14–May 31, 2010
Images courtesy of Marina Abramović and Sean Kelly Gallery/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.






© Marina Abramovic
"The House with the Ocean View", 2002
12 day durational performance
The exhibition is comprised of a major new perfomance "The House with the Ocean View" which the artist describes as the most important one of her career to date, "Dream Bed" - a sculpture the public can use and "Stromboli" - a new video installation. Each work demonstrates part of Abramovic's concern with creating works that ritualize the simple actions of everyday life like lying, sitting, dreaming, and thinking; in effect the manifestation of a unique mental state. As a vital member of the generation of pioneering performance artists that includes Bruce Nauman, Vito Acconci, and Chris Burden, Abramovic created some of the most historic early performance pieces and is the only one still making important durational works.

"The House with the Ocean View" is a public living installation: for the first twelve days of the exhibition Abramovic will fast following a strictly defined regimen in three specially constructed living units in the main gallery space. For this unique and challenging performance, the gallery will have special hours (see below), to facilitate repeated attendance by the public, as their presence is integral to the work.