Marina Abramovic

I have only very recently realised who Marina Abramovic is. I find her fascinating and her work extremely exciting. She is a performance artist and uses her body as a medium, saying that this is the most effective way of sharing a message. I've learnt that during the 1970's, Marina performed a series of works in which she was exploring passive agression.

'Art Must Be Beautiful, Artist Must Be Beautiful is one example of how, in the early years of performance art, female artists used their own bodies to challenge the institution of art and the notion of beauty.' (Kim, H, 2009). In this performance, Marina critiques demands for female beauty in art and contemporary culture. See video below.