Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present is a 2012 American documentary film directed by Matthew Akers and Jeff Dupre about the performance artist Marina Abramović. It debuted at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and was produced by HBO Documentary Films.
Summary The documentary chronicles her career and shows the preparations for her 2010 exhibition The Artist Is Present, held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
Reception Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 74 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
Legacy The documentary was spoofed in the series Documentary Now! in a 2019 episode featuring Cate Blanchett as the artist.Cate Blanchett Will Satirize ‘Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present’ in Season 3 of ‘Documentary Now!’. IndieWire (via Yahoo! Entertainment), August 1, 2018.
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