Question 1

True or false: In 'Rhythm 0', she placed 72 objects on a table and invited the public to use them on her however they wished.

Accepted Answer

True. This 1974 piece lasted six hours, with the audience escalating from gentle actions to cutting her clothes and holding a loaded gun to her head.

Question 2

True or false: Marina Abramović was the first performance artist to win a Nobel Prize.

Accepted Answer

False. No performance artist has ever won a Nobel Prize. Abramović has received many accolades but not the Nobel.

Question 3

True or false: Abramović once lived in a glass cube for 12 days without food or water as an art piece.

Accepted Answer

False. She did live in a glass cube for 12 days in 'House with the Ocean View' (2002), but she had water and fasted only from solid food.

Question 4

True or false: Marina Abramović once performed a piece where she sat silently for 736 hours at MoMA.

Accepted Answer

True. In 'The Artist Is Present' (2010), she sat for a total of 736 hours over three months, silently making eye contact with each visitor.

Question 5

True or false: She and her partner Ulay ended their relationship by walking the Great Wall of China from opposite ends.

Accepted Answer

True. Their 1988 piece 'The Lovers' involved walking 2,500 km from each end of the wall to meet and say goodbye, ending both their relationship and collaboration.

Question 6

True or false: She collaborated with Lady Gaga on a performance piece called 'The Art of Seduction'.

Accepted Answer

False. No such collaboration exists. Lady Gaga did meet Abramović and was inspired by her, but they never performed together publicly.

Question 7

True or false: Abramović once allowed a venomous snake to crawl over her body during a live performance.

Accepted Answer

False. This is a myth. She did use snakes in performances, but never venomous ones; safety was always a priority despite the extreme nature of her work.

Question 8

True or false: She performed a piece where she and Ulay slapped each other repeatedly for over 17 minutes.

Accepted Answer

True. In 'Rest Energy' (1980), they held a bow and arrow aimed at her heart while leaning back, but the slapping piece is 'Light/Dark' (1977), where they alternated slaps.

Marina Abramović Trivia Questions