MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ:
Energy Clothes
curated by Sydney Fishman
Galerie Krinzinger, Seilerstätte 16, 1010 Vienna
Opening: Thursday, May 25, 2023, 7pm
Duration: May 26 – July 29, 2023
Opening speech: Adrian Heathfield, writer and curator
After solo exhibitions in 1992, 2012 and 2018 at the Galerie Krinzinger in Vienna, Marina Abramović will present new works in an exhibition entitled Marina Abramović: Energy Clothes curated by Sydney Fishman, on view from May 26 to July 29, 2023.
The exhibition will showcase Marina Abramović’s body of work, Energy Clothes, conceived in 2001 and being realized for the first time at Galerie Krinzinger. Marina Abramović will present a large format photo series, alongside drawings, photographs, videos and objects presented to illuminate Marina’s long standing investigation of energy and the ways in which it is transmitted in ordinary everyday life.
The Energy Clothes were developed in 2001 during a course Marina Abramović was teaching at the Fondazione Antonio Ratti in Como, Italy and then further explored that same year at the Calder Foundation The Energy Clothes were developed in 2001 during a course Marina Abramović was teaching at the Fondazione Antonio Ratti in Como, Italy and then further explored that same year at the Calder Foundation in Saché, France. Marina Abramovic produced a series of objects to be worn as clothing, Energy Hats, Energy Masks and Energy Bands, made of locally sourced silk in seven bright colors and with magnets as the energy force. Working directly with her students, Marina Abramović instructed them on how to use the clothing as they went about actions and situations of their daily routines – taking a bath, ironing the clothes, watering the plants, brushing the teeth – unveiling the Energy Clothes prompt to the public for an internal meditation possible in ordinary life.
