Wednesday 3rd April 2024

Marina Abramović

Speaker: Helen Oakden

In 2023, the Royal Academy hosted the first ever UK exhibition of the work of Marina Abramović, a pioneer of performance art. Over her 50 year career, with its dramatic beginnings, the artist has developed her work to reflect her changing perceptions of the world. She has a superbly powerful presence and creates a very intense relationship between performer and viewer: but Helen Oakden will look at the question of whether performance art can outlive the performance itself.

Marina was also the subject of Desert Island Discs recently.

Here’s the link:
Desert Island Discs

Helen is the Head of the History of Art Department at St Mary’s School Ascot. She studied at Manchester University and achieved her Master’s Degree in architectural history from the Courtauld Institute of Art. Based in London, she has previously worked for the Royal Academy and National Gallery, as well as leading specialised art history courses across Italy.

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