Colophon: Published in 2022 by Modern Art Oxford on the occasion of the exhibition: "Marina Abramovic: Gates and Portals", 24 September 2022 - 5 March 2023, Modern Art Oxford. "Informed by the artist's research into objects associated with ritual, magic and spirituality developed during her residency at the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford" - page 7.
Contents:
Foreword / Paul Hobson -- Private archaeology: personal journey into the unknown / Marina Abramovic -- Portals and gates: conversation with Marina Abramovic / Clare Harris -- Extracts from various sources -- Study drawings -- Motivation, willpower and dedication: interview with Marina Abramovic / Emma Ridgway -- Presence and absence -- Gates and portals -- The Abramovic method / Marina Abramovic -- Artist's acknowledgements -- Image credits -- Colophon.
Summary:
This is an attempt to do something different, because in a normal exhibition you're just a silent witness. At Modern Art Oxford, rather than just viewing artworks in front of you, you will be partaking in an experience that will be happening to you. Marina Abramovic's presents a new site-specific performance-based exhibition at Modern Art Oxford. Gates and Portals explores transitional states of being, with each visitor participating as a performer with a small group of others. During the exhibition visitors will encounter gates and portals that prompt contemplation of bodily awareness and elevated consciousness.The exhibition was developed following a research residency at the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford in summer 2021. To complement Gates and Portals, a case installation of a film and new drawings made by the artist during her residency will be on display at the Pitt Rivers Museum. Exhibition: Modern Art Oxford, UK (24.09.2022 - 05.03.2023) / Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, UK (24.09.2022 - 02.04.2023).
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