Marina Abramovic : Long Life, Short Stories

The famous artist in her own words and at her most revealing:�a�glimpse into Abramovic's inner world with personal stories and insightful musings�paired with original drawings�made especially for the book. Although long esteemed within the art world, Abramovic became a global cultural figure after her groundbreaking 2010 MoMA retrospective, The Artist Is Present.�This volume, timed to celebrate her eightieth birthday in 2026-which will be�marked by major events, including a large-scale project at the Park Avenue Armory-offers a fresh, personal encounter with the artist. Rather than a traditional monograph, it serves as a poetic map of her extraordinary life, tracing her mystical, daring, and often humorous journey through stories of love�(with an entire section devoted to "love�spells"�and her dreams),�sex,�loss, fear, nature, ancestry, and creativity.��The volume�is part�sketchbook, part diary, part personal philosophy. Abramovic's voice�remains�direct and unfiltered, reflecting the spirit that has defined her five-decade career. Her reflections reveal the emotional and psychological terrain behind the boundary-pushing works that have reshaped the possibilities�of�art.