Sean Kelly Gallery

In January 2006, Marina Abramovic: Balkan Epic will be on view as part of the Art for the World Project at Pirelli in Milan, Italy. Luckily you can have FREE 7 day access! You will never see ads again! Please contact Amy Gotzler at 212.

This is seriously, seriously NOT safe for work, you have been warned…. Izaberi ono što je po tvom ukusu i pošalji na broj 1077.
Sean Kelly Gallery - The artist will be present.

In the piece, Abramović explores pagan Serbian fertility rituals and the use of sex magick to affect everyday life. This major new work and multi-channel video installation explores how sexuality was defined in Balkan pagan traditions. Abramovic researched Serbian folklore and discovered many instances of the employment of eroticism to address everyday issues. For example, if it rained too much the women of the village would run into the fields and lift their skirts in an attempt to scare the gods and end the rain. Sweeping cinematic projections and animations play alongside contextual readings as Abramovic and amateur actors dress in traditional costumes and reanimate myth. Through eroticism, the human attempts to make himself equal with the gods. In Balkan folklore, men and women sought to preserve indestructible energies through the use of the erotic. They believed that erotic energy was something non-human that could only come from higher forces. Various explicit acts were performed for a variety of purposes; to promote the growth of crops, to heal a sick child, to protect against evil spirits and so forth. This is seriously, seriously NOT safe for work, you have been warned….