Jun 13, 2012
106 min
Full-HD

Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present (2012)

Performance artist Marina Abramovic prepares for a major retrospective of her work at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Category

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Companies

Show of Force Dakota Group AVRO Television HBO Documentary Films

Marina Abramović

Self

Ulay

Self

Klaus Biesenbach

Self

David Balliano

Self

Chrissie Iles

Self

Arthur Danto

Self

David Blaine

Self

James Franco

Self

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