Marina Abramović
Serbian performance artist
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| February 2025 | Marina Abramović endorsed the 2024–2025 Serbian anti-corruption protests, expressing her political stance on contemporary Serbian issues. |
| 2023 | Awarded the Sonning Prize. |
| 2023 | Became the first woman in 255 years to be invited to give a solo show in the main galleries of the Royal Academy. |
| 2022 | Publicly condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| 2021 | Awarded the Golden Medal for Merits by the Republic of Serbia. |
| 2021 | Receives the Princess of Asturias Award in the Arts category. |
| 2021 | Dedicated a monument called 'Crystal wall of crying' at the site of a Holocaust massacre in Ukraine. |
| April 10 2020 | Microsoft released and subsequently pulled a promotional video for HoloLens 2 featuring Abramović, after right-wing conspiracy theorists accused her of having ties to Satanism. |
| 2017 | Shortlisted for the European Cultural Centre Art Award. |
| November 30 2016 | Celebrated her 70th birthday by taking over the Guggenheim museum with a performance titled 'Marina 70', which included a 70-minute 'Silence' segment and an 'Entertainment' segment featuring ANOHNI. |
| March 2015 | Delivered a TED talk titled 'An art made of trust, vulnerability and connection'. |
| December 6 2014 | Hosted 'Generator' at Sean Kelly Gallery, where participants were blindfolded and wore noise-canceling headphones to explore 'nothingness'. |
| June 2014 | Presented a new performance piece called '512 Hours' at London's Serpentine Gallery. |
| 2013 | Abramović participated in a Reddit Q&A where she discussed the context of occult practices in art, explaining that the intention and location define whether an act is considered art. |
| June 2013 | Featured a world premiere installation at Toronto's Trinity Bellwoods Park during the Luminato Festival. |
| 2012 | Wins the Karić brothers award in the art and culture category. |
| October 1 2012 | Receives the Lifetime Achievement Award in Podgorica, Montenegro. |
| May 14 2012 | Granted an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from Instituto Superior de Arte in Cuba. |
| October 26 2011 | Receives the Cultural Leadership Award from the American Federation of Arts. |
| September 27 2011 | Becomes an Honorary Royal Academician (HonRA). |
| January 2011 | Appeared on the cover of Serbian ELLE magazine, photographed by Dušan Reljin. |
| May 31 2010 | Concluded the 'The Artist Is Present' performance at MoMA, having sat across from 1,545 sitters, including notable figures like James Franco, Lou Reed, and Björk, and ending with a cheering crowd. |
| March 14 2010 | Marina Abramović began her landmark performance 'The Artist Is Present' at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), sitting silently opposite visitors for 736 hours and 30 minutes, creating an intense and transformative art experience. |
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