{"title":"Books by Marina Abramovic","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780241974520","title":"Walk Through Walls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Her bravest work of performance art to date . . . Rawly intimate'\u003ci\u003e Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis memoir spans Marina Abramovic's five decade career, and tells a life story that is almost as exhilarating and extraordinary as her groundbreaking performance art. Taking us from her early life in communist ex-Yugoslavia, to her time as a young art student in Belgrade in the 1970s, where she first made her mark with a series of pieces that used the body as a canvas, the book also describes her relationship with the West German performance artist named Ulay who was her lover and sole collaborator for 12 years. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbramovic has collaborated with stars from Lady Gaga to Jay-Z, James Franco and Willem Dafoe. Best known for her recent pieces 'The Artist is Present' and '512 Hours', this book is a fascinating insight into the life of one of the most important artists working today, and the woman who has been described as 'the grandmother of performance art'.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201701052594,"sku":"9780241974520","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780241974520.jpg?v=1786012751"},{"product_id":"9783791379951","title":"Marina Abramovic","description":"\u003cb\u003eNever before published, this self-curated, intensely personal collection of travel notes and sketches by the world’s most revered performance artist offers readers a kind of iconography of Abramović’s daring and utterly original body of work.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn artist’s notebooks are arguably the most authentic means of understanding her process, techniques, and impulses. And, for a performance artist, a rare, permanent record of how she develops her craft. Compiled over the course of four decades on stationery from various hotels, and other temporary residences, this collection of Marina Abramović’s original drawings, collages, poetry, writings, cut-outs, photographs and doodles offers glimpses of a brilliant mind in constant motion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully produced and packaged, it takes readers on a journey through Abramović’s thoughts—and traces the evolution of the most fruitful phase of her career. “I believe we humans need to keep moving forward, and my own life was purely nomadic,” Abramović writes of her travel diaries. “My home was everywhere I went because my home was my own body.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the archival material elegantly reproduced in their original size on high-quality paper, this collection offers Abramović’s enormous fanbase unprecedented access to her creative process.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43231324766386,"sku":"9783791379951","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9783791379951_c693f7dc-6e39-457d-9616-49a95943c7bb.jpg?v=1786031662"},{"product_id":"9780691263731","title":"Abramovic–isms","description":"A collection of fascinating and provocative quotations from the world-renowned performance artistMarina Abramovic is arguably the most important and influential performance artist of our time. For decades, she has broken boundaries in iconic works such as The Artist Is Present (2010), where she sat in silence across from members of the public at the Museum of Modern Art for eight hours a day for three months, and Rhythm 0 (1974), a six-hour performance in which she stood next to a table holding seventy-two objects, including a scalpel and a loaded gun, and a sign suggesting audience members could do to her whatever they wanted. Gathered from interviews, lectures, writings, and other sources, Abramovic-isms is a unique collection of quotations that offers a window into the mind of this iconic trailblazer.   “Artists have to be free human beings. They have to have the complete freedom to express their ideas with no restrictions.”“Our body is an absolute replica of the Universe, and this is why I took to studying myself—by studying myself, I can understand everything else and everybody else.”“Beauty doesn’t have a definition. What is important is what moves you.”“Don’t ever call me the grandmother of performance art. Just call me a warrior.”","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56293570675061,"sku":"9780691263731","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780691263731_045e18e5-13ba-4329-a629-051c0b8d6f4c.jpg?v=1786014498"},{"product_id":"9780857829467","title":"Marina Abramovic","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe definitive guide to the life and work of Marina Abramovic, the world's most famous performance artist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Combining brand-new interviews, never-before-seen images and fascinating ephemera, this book is a testament to the extraordinary life and work of one of our most courageous and groundbreaking artists, and is published to coincide with the opening of Abramovic's Royal Academy exhibition - the first major show by a female artist in the Academy's 255-year history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Agreeing to answer any question that was posed, Abramovic embarked on 17 months of candid interviews conducted by her friend and confidante, Katya Tylevich. The result is a monolithic retrospective that takes us from the humble beginnings of a shy child sitting at the back of the class, to fearless pioneer, conquering and subverting the art world with boundary-pushing performances, and concluding with her most profound personal experience to date.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Over 600 images from Abramovic's personal archives set these captivating memories alight, creating a fascinating, visual landscape and demonstrating the inextricably intertwined nature of her life and work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A breathtakingly intimate journey, we are led across deserts, oceans and cities to explore extreme highs and lows, all the while marvelling at how Abramovic approaches every success and setback with her signature humour and wit. Never shying away from the truth, no stone is left unturned, and Abramovic's fearlessness imbues every page.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56295078986101,"sku":"9780857829467","price":80.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780857829467_b78cccd6-cb83-4c01-a6e9-b4a57ac5dcfd.jpg?v=1786016310"},{"product_id":"9788862087315","title":"Marina Abramovic: 7 Deaths of Maria Callas","description":"7 Deaths of Maria Callas is an opera project created by Marina Abramovic premiering at the Bayerische Staatsopera in Munich 2020. In collaboration with an all star creative team and through a mix of narrative opera and film, Abramovic re-creates seven iconic deaths from Callas’ most important roles throughout her career, followed by an interpretive recreation of Callas’ actual death played by Abramovic on stage. This book serves as a companion to the live performance and provides a behind the scenes look into the different elements that make up this conceptual and dynamic homage to the classic and iconic singer.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56310021161333,"sku":"9788862087315","price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9788862087315_3f02c1f1-15f4-4aa5-ba00-dfffe7d629ff.jpg?v=1790607740"},{"product_id":"9783858817945","title":"Psychoanalyst Meets Marina Abramovic","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn summer 2015, performance artist Marina Abramovic and psychoanalyst Jeannette Fischer spent four days together at Abramovic's house in the Hudson Valley. Associating freely, they explored - from a psychoanalytical perspective - Abramovic's biography and art and what connects them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA better understanding of herself, her personality and her work, was Abramovic's objective. She claims that conversations with artists abound, with one curator saying this and another saying that. Yet there is no book in which psychoanalysis puts her life and artistic work in context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new book aims to fill this gap. Yet it is not a therapist's report, nor a record of Fischer's analysis of Abramovic. It records the dialogue between artist and analyst attempting an interpretation of Abramovic's extraordinary violent performances that sometimes reach the brink of faint, even death. The two search for an understanding of the underlying structures and dynamics. 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Rather than a traditional monograph, it serves as a poetic map of her extraordinary life, tracing her mystical, daring, and often humorous journey through stories of love (with an entire section devoted to “love spells” and her dreams), sex, loss, fear, nature, ancestry, and creativity.  \u003cbr\u003eThe volume is part sketchbook, part diary, part personal philosophy. Abramović’s voice remains direct and unfiltered, reflecting the spirit that has defined her five-decade career. Her reflections reveal the emotional and psychological terrain behind the boundary-pushing works that have reshaped the possibilities of art.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57502230413685,"sku":"9780847877041","price":47.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780847877041.jpg?v=1786781051"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-marina-abramovic.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}