Marina Abramović is the subject of a solo exhibition opening at the Pavilion of Contemporary Art (PAC) in Milan, Italy. The exhibition, entitled The Abramović Method, will feature an eponymously-titled body of new work. The exhibition will be accompanied by a two volume catalogue; the first volume will detail the history of Abramović's performances in Italy while the second will focus on the exhibition itself. The Abramović Method is curated by Diego Sileo and Eugenio Viola and will be on view from March 21 through June 1, 2012.
This monumental, interactive exhibition was born from the artist’s reflections on three major performances from the last decade: The House With the Ocean View (2002), Seven Easy Pieces (2005) and The Artist is Present (2010). As Abramović states: “I have arrived at the conclusion that... the performance has no meaning without the public because, as Duchamp said, it is the public that completes the work of art. In the case of performance, I would say that public and performer are not only complementary but almost inseparable.” Throughout the duration of the exhibition, the public will be invited to directly experience the works from The Abramović Method, including sculptures that combine furniture with embedded minerals, allowing visitors to interact through standing, sitting or lying down on the objects themselves.
For more information on the exhibition, please visit The Abramović Method website.