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Marina Abramovic's Pop Culture Ascendancy and Art Capsul Fashion Collaboration

artist · 2026-04-20

Marina Abramovic experienced a surge in prominence in 2013 through various projects. She served as a model for Givenchy, guided Lady Gaga, worked alongside James Franco on a film, and was featured in Jay Z's performance video 'Picasso Baby' at Pace New York, where her presence left him visibly disturbed. Her 2002 piece, 'The House with the Ocean View,' was mentioned in a 2003 episode of Sex and the City. In December 2013, the Park Avenue Armory hosted Robert Wilson's opera 'The Life and Death of Marina Abramovic' (2011), starring Willem Dafoe. Additionally, she initiated a Kickstarter campaign for her Marina Abramovic Institute, aiming to raise $20 million for its construction, and contributed to Net-a-Porter's Art Capsul collection by designing silk jumpsuits with magnetic inserts during Paris couture week.

Key facts

  • Marina Abramovic's performance 'The House with the Ocean View' was referenced in Sex and the City in 2003
  • Abramovic appeared in Jay Z's 'Picasso Baby' video shoot at Pace New York in 2013
  • She participated in Net-a-Porter's Art Capsul fashion collection with other artists in 2013
  • The Park Avenue Armory staged Robert Wilson's opera about Abramovic in December 2013
  • Abramovic needs $20 million more to complete her OMA-designed institute in New York
  • Art Capsul garments were priced according to each artist's current market value
  • Abramovic modeled for Givenchy and mentored Lady Gaga in 2013
  • Net-a-Porter's fashion director Holli Rogers initiated the Art Capsul project

Entities

Artists

  • Marina Abramovic
  • Carrie Bradshaw
  • Charlotte
  • Lady Gaga
  • Jay Z
  • James Franco
  • Antony Hegarty
  • Robert Wilson
  • Willem Dafoe
  • George Condo
  • Terence Koh
  • Vik Muniz
  • Mickalene Thomas
  • Holli Rogers

Institutions

  • Givenchy
  • Marina Abramovic Institute
  • Kickstarter
  • Park Avenue Armory
  • Pace New York
  • Net-a-Porter
  • American Vogue
  • Vogue
  • Sex and the City
  • Art Capsul
  • OMA

Locations

  • Chelsea
  • New York
  • United States
  • Paris
  • France
  • Norway

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