Eroticism and sexuality in Marina Abramović's work.
For Marina Abramović, eroticism is by no means limited to the romantic relationship between two people, but acts as a collective force in many areas of life. According to the performance artist, erotic energy must find a public form through artistic and political practices in order to prevent it from leading to violence and war.
In her updated work Balkan Erotic Epic, she ironically and provocatively plays with collective longings for an erotic relationship with the community, the land and the cosmos. In doing so, she liberates female eroticism from a patriarchal view that seeks to limit it to reproduction, marriage and motherhood. For Abramović, eroticism is not reserved for youth, but is enhanced by the wisdom and power of age.
In this book, Abramović talks about female sexuality after menopause, the eroticism of the masses and her love for the planet. Selected texts and recipes provide insights into the politics of eroticism, how to brew a magical love potion, the demands of the eco-sex movement and the symbolism of the vulva and its constitutive power for communities.
Since the beginning of her career, in Belgrade in the early 1970s, Marina Abramović (born 1946 in Belgrade) has explored the performing arts, giving life to some of her most iconic works. Exploring her physical and psychological limitations, Abramović resisted pain, exhaustion, and danger in his search for an emotional and spiritual transformation of her. Among the many awards received, it should be remembered the Golden Lion for Best Artist at the Venice Biennale in 1997. In 2010, on the occasion of his first major retrospective in the USA, the artist staged a monumental performance at the MoMA in New York, entitled "The Artist is Present", which took her over 700 hours. The Marina Abramović Institute (MAI), which she founded, aims to connect artists from all disciplines to create new forms of dialogue and unpublished contents.
Edited by Jenny Schlenzka and Julia Grosse.
Texts by Agnes Gryczkowska, Svetlana Racanovic, Silvia Federici, Audre Lorde, Mithu M. Sanyal, Elizabeth M. Stephens, Annie M. Sprinkle.
