Gropius Bau Extends Evening Hours for Abramović Show

Due to high demand, Berlin's Gropius Bau has extended its evening opening hours by one hour for Marina Abramović's exhibition "Balkan Erotic Epic." The museum will now remain open until 8 PM, while remaining closed on Tuesdays. The exhibition opened two weeks ago to long queues. Abramović, one of the world's most renowned performance artists, explores themes of eroticism, politics, and Balkan folklore. The show features both new and older works, including a performance where she carved a star into her abdomen and another where she lay in a burning installation until losing consciousness. Her work also addresses sexual energy as life force, death, the political dimension of the body, and the Yugoslav wars. Abramović stated she needed time to gain emotional distance from the Balkans to realize the project. Concurrently, the Gropius Bau is also presenting "Peter Hujar / Liz Deschenes: Persistence of Vision."