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Description: When Marina Abramovic Dies by James Westcott The extraordinary life and death-defying work of one of the most important and pioneering performance artists in contemporary art. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The extraordinary life and death-defying work of one of the most important and pioneering performance artists in contemporary art.When Marina Abramovic Dies examines the extraordinary life and death-defying work of one of the most pioneering artists of her generation—and one who is still at the forefront of contemporary art today. This intimate, critical biography chronicles Abramovics formative and until now undocumented years in Yugoslavia, and tells the story of her partnership with the German artist Ulay—one of the twentieth centurys great examples of the fusion of artistic and private life. In one of many long-durational performances in the renewed solo career that followed, Abramovic famously lived in a New York gallery for twelve days without eating or speaking, nourished only by prolonged eye contact with audience members. It was here, in 2002, that author James Westcott first encountered her, beginning an exceptionally close relation between biographer and subject. When Marina Abramovic Dies draws on Westcotts personal observations of Abramovic, his unprecedented access to her archive, and hundreds of hours of interviews he conducted with the artist and the people closest to her. The result is a unique and vivid portrait of the charismatic self-proclaimed "grandmother of performance art." Author Biography James Westcott has written on art, architecture, and politics for numerous publications including the Guardian and the Village Voice, and was editor of artreview.com. He now writes and edits for AMO, the think tank and publishing unit of Rem Koolhaass Office for Metropolitan Architecture, in Rotterdam. Review [This book] is illuminating, well illustrated (100 photographs), and extremely thorough. It is also a great read.—Elizabeth Otto, Womens Art JournalWestcott has almost certainly produced what will be considered Abramovics definitive biography, at least of her first sixty-five years.—Roberta Mock, Cambridge University Press Promotional I have known and admired Marina for the last thirty years, both as an artist and as a person, and in reading this remarkable book I recognize a clear insight into both aspects of her personality. With great and obvious love tempered by a sense of humor Mr. Westcott looks back over the life of this unique artist, and insightfully traces the way her personal experiences are reflected in her art, and how her ever-growing dedication to her art in return changed her life. This book honors the legendary career of a fierce and fearless performer, and at the same time celebrates the warm, generous human being she is and the many myths and fables that have accumulated around her (not a few the result of her own self-deprecating sense of humor). -- Robert Wilson Since she conceived of her first performance in 1969, Marina Abramovic; has been a prime mover in the development of what became known as performance art, a source of its invention like none other, a force. What fuels that dynamism and has shaped its uses and defined its far-reaching impact is the subject of James Westcotts portrait of the artist and account of her work. Gaston Bachelard warned against trying to explain a flower by its fertilizer, but absent Westcotts vivid description of Abramovics extraordinary childhood among the Communist elite of the former Yugoslavia, her challenge to the authority of Eastern Bloc orthodoxies, her departure for Western Europe and her subsequent exploration of cultures from Asia to Australia to the Americas, our grasp of her motives and our appreciation of her audacity would be much less detailed or critically well informed. Exceptionally candid and articulate in conversation -- the artists voice echoes throughout this book -- and performances, Abramovic; is a public mystery, a contemporary Sphinx. Rather than destroy that mystery, Westcott deepens it. Rather than contain her art, he opens it up. -- Robert Storr, Dean, School of Art, Yale University This book is a magnificent way to get to know Marinas work. To experience not only the better known iconic/monumental side of it but also unite with this the spiritual and the emotional. An invaluable document in the hard-to-document world of performance art. -- Bjork What an amazing journey. I fell in love with Marina the first time we met, when she was driving around in circles for days in a small car in Paris. I still love her and am inspired by her work. This biography reveals Marina in all of her beautiful contradictions. -- Laurie Anderson Review Quote Westcott has almost certainly produced what will be considered Abramovics definitivebiography, at least of her first sixty-five years. Details ISBN0262526816 Author James Westcott Pages 344 Year 2014 ISBN-10 0262526816 ISBN-13 9780262526814 Format Paperback Imprint MIT Press Subtitle A Biography Place of Publication Cambridge, Mass. Country of Publication United States DEWEY 709.2 Media Book Short Title WHEN MARINA ABRAMOVIC DIES Language English Birth 1979 Audience Age 18 Publication Date 2014-08-29 Series The MIT Press UK Release Date 2014-08-29 AU Release Date 2014-08-29 NZ Release Date 2014-08-29 US Release Date 2014-08-29 Illustrations 100 b&w illus.; 200 Illustrations, unspecified Publisher MIT Press Ltd Alternative 9780262232623 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159784279;

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