Performance Space: Marina Abramović at the Serpentine Gallery

One of the latest installations at London's Serpentine Gallery, where Smiljan Radic recently unveiled an ethereal pavilion, is Marina Abramović's performance installation entitled 512 Hours. Creating what has been described as "the simplest of settings" in one of the gallery's large spaces, the artwork employs Abramović's most frequently used material: herself. Coupled with the audience and a selection of common objects, the constantly changing sequence of events on display is the very first live installation by the artist displayed in the UK. Upon arrival, visitors are asked leave their baggage (including mobile phones, cameras and any other electronic equipment) behind in order to enter the exhibition. Find out more about what you can expect from it here.

Marina Abramović. Image © Marco Anelli
Marina Abramović in front of a window. Image © Rahi Rezvani, Paris 2013

Read more about the Zaha Hadid's recent addition to the Serpentine Sackler Gallery on ArchDaily here.

Marina Abramović's installation is available to see free of charge until the 25th August 2014.

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Cite: James Taylor-Foster. "Performance Space: Marina Abramović at the Serpentine Gallery" 08 Aug 2014. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/535232/performance-space-marina-abramovic-at-the-serpentine-gallery> ISSN 0719-8884

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