Marina Abramović Keynote

Marina Abramović's only public talk in Sydney was a highlight of the public program for Kaldor Public Art Project 30, Marina Abramović: In Residence.
Held at the Roslyn Packer Theatre, Walsh Bay, Abramović discussed her interest in long durational work as well as her ambitious plans for MAI Hudson. She concluded with a reading of her acclaimed Artist Manifesto and a lively Q&A session.
Video: Peter Greig

[@diaryofseresha]

Watched full seminar and didnt got bored once. Get to learn new thing every minute of it. I love marina 💖

[@michellemcgough7476]

Marina gave her instructions before leaving. Beautiful!

[@yenfangszu]

Thanks for sharing ! it‘s really inspiring and touching !

[@TheKarlgiovanni]

Marina, everyone can be an artist! It is in every single compound of every human being! What you mean is that not everyone can live and devote their life through the arts. Everything you say about arts makes sense to me, no one ever explained this to me and I haven't read it, but everything you say compel to me, which is amazing to hear.

[@MrElicottero]

What do you mean everyone can be an artist? Not everyone can be Marina Abramovic, or Picasso or Van Gogh. Taking food photos and putting them on instagram is not art. Nowadays, I'd say we need a bit more humility, not more "everyone artists".

[@irentoth8107]

@@MrElicottero I thin its not about putting it on instagram or not, its about creativity and creating. And since people got access in a large mass to have good cameras, to be able to paint as a hobby, editing videos etc... there are many people showing unmistakable signs of talent and artistic way of thinking. And they have inner need to create and experiment. They just cant secure themselves the status... and also for the reason that there is a large mass being talented too. But this doesnt devalue their work, its just mean they are not so bombastic. But (nearly) all of us being artist is also the reason why we can be interested audience to each other's art.

[@yurafinzi]

45:54 Indonesian Artist, Melati Suryodarmo, wow

[@TheKarlgiovanni]

I can read that you use art through empowerment and confidence. I wonder why self-esteem is so important to the process of art.

[@mariannekeenan3424]

If you have some degree of self-esteem you can express yourself and create something .

[@irentoth8107]

I mildly wonder what the guy of 5 performances each lasted a year is like (mentally) after the performances... Marina's performances are more natural, yet Artist is present changed everything for her.

[@vengefall]

She starts talking at 3:50

[@vengefall]

The lecture starts at 9:10

[@TheKarlgiovanni]

You need to understand that humans are complex, unique and original. So art the ways through art. Only a foolish artist would say she is a complete. It is the uncertainty we keep moving. And killings and war will never stop with forgiveness. It is a nice thought though, violence is a part of human evolution. The longer and more people live in peace without any violence thus easier they can explode. Violence drives us further in to future - just look at animals and how they behave with each other. They eat each other for a reason. They evolve defense mechanisms for a reason the same tactics in attacking.

[@hannahbanana570]

What

[@TheKarlgiovanni]

@@hannahbanana570 I have no Idea 🤷

[@FeverFromDaBronx]

She popped up in my dreams last night........real talk........please dont ask me to get into details

[@guitarislife9831]

Sigh,,.,love Marina,...hate everyone else....

[@PoorSmellyYeti]

I’m wandering why no one really brings up that her previous work was weird self mutilation then the people who like her work on self mutilation went to rhythm 0. With some of her friends in the audience… I don’t consider this to be more than a self for filling prophecy. She achieved a dark fan base then exploits it as the representative of all of us??? I must disagree with tampered findings.