Marina Abramovic Institute at Mana:
A 72-Hour Continuous Workshop
from October 16-19th, 2014.
This groundbreaking
event is the U.S. debut of a Marina Abramovic Institute (MAI) workshop and will
take place at Mana Glass Gallery, a 50,000-square-foot column-free exhibition
space on Mana
Contemporary’s
Jersey City campus.
During her
40-year career, Abramovic has developed a series of exercises that encourage participants
to test their endurance, concentration, mental and physical limits, perception,
self-control, and willpower. A selection of these, titled MAI Exercises, will
be led by trained instructors at this event.
During this
workshop, the public is invited to abandon modern-day distractions and explore the
boundaries of body and mind. Participants will turn off their mobile devices
and enter an immersive environment. Exercises will include “Counting the Rice,”
“Looking at the Colors,” “Slow Motion Walk,” and “Mutual Gaze.” The event will
be live streamed and participants will be encouraged to chronicle their
experiences.
Tickets will be
available for purchase online (www.mai-mana.com) beginning August 29, 2014.
Tickets will be sold in 12-hour windows ($50 each) and participants are
encouraged to stay for six hours or longer. Proceeds will benefit MAI.
“This workshop
will be a collective performance as well as a solo journey for each person who
participates,” says Eugene Lemay, President of Mana Contemporary. “We are honored
to host the work of the Marina Abramovic Institute as it takes the next step
forward in sharing Marina’s artistic ideals with a larger audience.”
Is a platform for immaterial and long durational works.
MAI is an incubator for education and collaboration among humanities, arts,
sciences, and technology. MAI Hudson, when complete, will be home to a series
of exercises designed by Marina Abramovic over the course of 40 years to
explore boundaries of body and mind.
For more information, please visit:
"11/9/2014 Gmail - Marina Abramovic
and Mana Contemporary announce Marina Abramovic Institute at Mana: A 72-Hour
Continuous Workshop"
About Mana
Contemporary
Mana Contemporary
is a leading arts destination with locations in Jersey City and Chicago.
Studios, exhibition
spaces, art services, and programming provide an unparalleled environment for
creating and experiencing art. By exposing and exploring the artistic process,
Mana Contemporary offers an exciting way to discover and learn about art while artists
are enabled to experiment and collaborate across all disciplines, forms, and
media.
Mana Contemporary
is home to the Richard Meier Model Museum, Gary Lichtenstein Editions
silkscreen studio, the Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation, the Middle East Center
for the Arts, Shen Wei Dance Arts, the Keating Foundry, and more.
For more
information about Mana Contemporary, please visit
www.manacontemporary.com
Press Contact for
Mana Contemporary:
Selena Ricks —
Public Relations Director
sricks@manacontemporary.com
T. 201.484.1495
ext. 672
888 Newark Ave
Jersey City, NJ
07306
manacontemporary.com
Press Contact for
MAI:
Maria Sprowls —
Press Director
maria@mai-hudson.org
T. 212.255.1205
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