SCREENINGS | WEEK ONE

Thursday 10 March | 12.00 – 20.00

Marina Abramović | Early Years, 2013
Screening Location | Auditorium

Directed and Edited by Milica Zec

Marina Abramović speaks about her early years of painting in a studio and the transformative experience which shift her practice to performing live in the gallery space. “The first time I actually put my body in front of an audience, I understood this as my media.”

Reel of Marina’s T.V. interviews, 1980s – 90s (4h)
Screening Location | 1st Floor

A reel of T.V interviews conducted by Marina Abramović between the 1980s – 90s on the topic of performance.

 

Friday 11 March | 12.00 – 16.00

Reel of Marina’s T.V. interviews, 1980s – 90s (4h)
Screening Location | Auditorium

A reel of T.V interviews conducted by Marina Abramović between the 1980s – 90s on the topic of performance.

Avalokiteshvara (Dalai Lama Film), 1983
Screening Location | 1st Floor

Directed by Marina Abramovic

During Marina Abramović’s visit in 1982 to Frankfurt, she directed Avalokiteshvara, a film on the Dalai Lama’s message for peace. It includes excerpts from the Dalai Lama’s public talk, teachings at Lama Tzong Khapa Institute, Pomaia, and meeting an elder of the Hopi people.

 

Sunday 13 March | 10.00 – 18.00

Iconoclast episode feat. Marina Abramović & James Franco, 2012
Screening Location | Auditorium

Directed by Caroline Suh.

In the Season 6 premiere of Iconoclasts from Sundance TV, the unpredictable James Franco visits boundary-pushing performance artist, Marina Abramovic. While she covers him in gold leaf to turn him into a living statue, the two discuss the creative risks that have defined their work.