Art Matters: Meet Marina Abramovic

The remaining seats will be released on August 1 at 6 PM.  

Marina Abramović is an artist who needs no introduction. A true pioneer, she is one of the most iconic and influential female artists in history — a trailblazer who broke through the male-dominated art world and redefined the boundaries of artistic expression.

Born in Belgrade (former Yugoslavia) in 1946, Abramovic has spent over five decades testing the limits of body, mind, and spirit.

From leading thousands of festivalgoers into 7 minutes of silence at Glastonbury, to walking the Great Wall of China to meet her partner Ulay — each starting at opposite ends —, to her emotional reunion with him in The Artist Is Present at MoMA, where thousands queued for hours to sit across from her, her performances have become legendary.

Now, in a rare and intimate conversation, Marina Abramović joins Art Matters host Kendell Geers. The two first met in 1999 at Jan Hoet’s groundbreaking Zeitwenden exhibition in Bonn and have remained close friends and kindred spirits ever since. They share not only a belief in art’s political power but also a deep scepticism of the commercial art world.

This isn’t another art-world talk. No jargon. No pretension. Just two artists in a conversation, reflecting on what it means to transform, heal, challenge, and inspire and provoke. And why, despite everything, they still believe in the power of art.