{"id":149974,"date":"2025-09-20T21:35:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T21:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/149974\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T21:35:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T21:35:21","slug":"saatchi-yates-opens-marina-abramovic-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/149974\/","title":{"rendered":"Saatchi Yates Opens Marina Abramovi\u0107 Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pushing boundaries and playing with physical discomfort, renowned conceptual artist <a href=\"https:\/\/hypebae.com\/tags\/Marina-Abramovic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Marina Abramovi\u0107<\/a> is returning to <a href=\"https:\/\/hypebae.com\/tags\/london\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">London<\/a> with another groundbreaking <a href=\"https:\/\/hypebae.com\/tags\/exhibitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">exhibition<\/a> presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/hypebae.com\/tags\/Saatchi-Yates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Saatchi Yates<\/a> in London.<\/p>\n<p>The ambitious show reimagines two of Abramovi\u0107\u2019s iconic performance videos, \u2018Blue Period\u2019 and \u2018Red Period,\u2019 by transforming them from video format into a series of 1,200 individual photographic stills. Known for her work that delves into human emotion and pushes the boundary of physical endurance, this time is no different, but it also adds an exploration of the symbolic power of color.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2018Red Period,\u2019 Abramovi\u0107 is shot close-up and bathed in a monochrome red. She smiles and gestures seductively at the viewer with a raised finger, beckoning. Her expression morphs with a mood oscillating between allure and fatigue, yanking her own hair and biting her finger. The red holds a layered symbolism here with energy, vitality, femininity and seduction all at play.\n<\/p>\n<p>In \u2018Blue Period,\u2019 Abramovi\u0107 takes the same close-up position but this time bathed in a cool blue tone. A pop song plays as she bites her nails, with a gaze that is something between detachment and pain. The blue filter conjures an emotional coldness, vulnerability and a certain energetic transformation. Originally part of her seminal 16-channel installation, \u2018Video Portrait Gallery\u2019 (1975-2002), the videos have previously been shown in major institutions but are now radically reborn. The exhibition offers a totally new way to engage with the works, allowing the viewer to linger frame-by-frame. Get ready to experience one of the artist\u2019s most intimate performances with a new stillness and intensity.\n<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition will be on view from October 1 for only one month at the <a href=\"https:\/\/saatchiyates.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Saatchi Yates gallery<\/a>, with a rare opportunity to buy each unique still from the series.\n<\/p>\n<p>In other art news, <a href=\"https:\/\/hypebae.com\/2025\/9\/tracey-emin-tate-modern-art-exhibition-painting-installation-london-opening-date\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the world\u2019s biggest Tracey Emin exhibition is coming to London.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pushing boundaries and playing with physical discomfort, renowned conceptual artist Marina Abramovi\u0107 is returning to London with another&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":149975,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-149974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149974"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149974\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}