Marina Abramović absent from her own performance at Modern Art Oxford
Marina Abramović will not be present at her upcoming exhibition 'Gates and Portals' at Modern Art Oxford, opening September 24, 2022. Instead, visitors will perform the works themselves, guided by facilitators trained in the Abramović Method. The exhibition is conceived as a participatory experience involving sensory deprivation and bright lights, requiring participants to stand for long periods. Visitors must store personal belongings and are led upstairs by trained facilitators. The show runs until March 5, 2023. This follows a major retrospective announced for 2023 at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
Key facts
- Marina Abramović will not be present at her exhibition 'Gates and Portals' at Modern Art Oxford.
- Visitors perform the works themselves, guided by facilitators trained in the Abramović Method.
- The exhibition opens September 24, 2022 and runs until March 5, 2023.
- The experience involves sensory deprivation and bright lights.
- Participants must stand for long periods and store personal belongings.
- The exhibition is described as a rite of passage, inviting contemplation of bodily awareness and consciousness.
- A major retrospective of Abramović's work is scheduled for 2023 at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
- The exhibition is site-specific and designed as a participatory experience.
Entities
Artists
- Marina Abramović
Institutions
- Modern Art Oxford
- Royal Academy of Arts
Locations
- Oxford
- London
- United Kingdom