Marina Abramović : the artist is present /

Seductive, fearless, and outrageous, Serbian performance artist Marina Abramovic has been redefining art for nearly forty years. Using her body as a vehicle, she creates performances that challenge, shock, and move us. This is a mesmerizing journey into the world of radical performance and an intima...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	HBO Documentary Films, Submarine Deluxe (Firm), Show of Force (Firm), Music Box Films
Other Authors:	Abramović, Marina, Dupre, Jeff (Director, Producer), Chermayeff, Maro (Producer), Akers, Matthew (Director), Halpern, Nathan, 1978- (Musician)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago, Ill. : Music Box Films, [2012]
Subjects:	Abramović, Marina. Performance artists > Yugoslavia. Women performance artists > Yugoslavia. Performance art. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films.

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Summary:	Seductive, fearless, and outrageous, Serbian performance artist Marina Abramovic has been redefining art for nearly forty years. Using her body as a vehicle, she creates performances that challenge, shock, and move us. This is a mesmerizing journey into the world of radical performance and an intimate portrait of an astonishingly magnetic, endlessly intriguing woman who draws no distinction between life and art.
Item Description:	Originally produced in 2012. Includes bonus features: Marina at MoMA; The audience completes the work; Marina : art vs. life; Marina's dresses; Belgrade homecoming; A re-performer's story; Exhibition gallery. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; NTSC, widescreen 16:9; 5.1 surround.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Matthew Akers ; edited by E. Donna Shepherd ; music by Nathan Halpern.