Ms. Abramovic and Ulay in the 1977 piece "Relation in Time."Photo: Marina Abramovic and Sean Kelly Gallery/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
In 1976, Ms. Abramovic met the German artist Frank Uwe Laysiepen, who called himself Ulay. They became lovers and collaborators for a dozen years.
"For a thriller of a piece called 'Rest Energy,' they faced each other and together held a large a bow and arrow. Ms. Abramovic grasped the bow while Mr. Laysiepen pulled the string taut, aiming the arrow at her heart."
Photo: Marina Abramovic and Sean Kelly Gallery/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
"The museum estimates that, if she can stick to the plan, she will sit for 713 hours, earning her a record for endurance in the performance art sweepstakes."Photo: Joshua Bright for The New York Times
In a new performance piece, called "The Artist Is Present," Ms. Abramovic will sit silent at a table in the museum's atrium. She is scheduled to sit there all day, every day, during museum hours, for the run of her show.Photo: Joshua Bright for The New York Times
Holland Cotter writes: "With the opening on Sunday of 'Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present,' a long-building energy wave of performance art hits the Museum of Modern Art full force."The museum is remounting the 1977 work "Imponderabilia," in which a man and a woman stand naked and umoving inside the frame of a doorway, forcing people to squeeze between them.
Photo: Joshua Bright for The New York Times
"Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present" opens on Sunday at the Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53rd St., and remains on view through May 31.Photo: Joshua Bright for The New York Times
Brittany Bailey in "Luminosity," an event in which Ms. Abramovic hung naked on a wall in a gallery, as if floating or crucified, for two hours at a time in 1997.Photo: Joshua Bright for The New York Times
John Bonafede in "Nude with Skeleton."Photo: Joshua Bright for The New York Times
Elana Katz and Alexander Lyle perform "Point of Contact," in which two people keep eye contact while barely touching the tips of their fingers.Photo: Joshua Bright for The New York Times
The piece is being re-enacted at the Museum of Modern Art with Gary Lai, left, and Rachel Brennecke.Photo: Joshua Bright for The New York Times
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