MAE – Marina Abramović Element

The MNAD – National Museum of Digital Art presents in the spaces of Palazzo Citterio a Milan an extraordinary series of digital performances conceived by Marina Abramovićin collaboration with TAEX Gallery and edited by Clelia Patella. For over half a century, the renowned Serbian artist has based her conceptual and expressive exploration on the centrality and presence of the human body, creating iconic images and gestures destined to become deeply ingrained in the contemporary collective memory and to redefine the language of performance art.

With the project MAE – Marina Abramović Element, the Body Art and research into perception merges with the new frontiers of technology. Artistic expression is showcased on the Ledwall of public space through a avatara real digital twin which becomes the primary vehicle for the performative gesture. This innovative approach makes it possible to transcend the body’s natural physical limitations and to broaden the ways in which the artist engages with the audience within an entirely new dimension. The exhibition traces the evolution of this exploration, which began with the series ART centred on the complex symbolism of the artist’s work, and continues with the section METHOD, a comprehensive collection of works inspired by the famous The Abramović Method, the cornerstone of the teaching and theoretical approach of the Marina Abramović Institute.