'Ulay/Marina Abramović: ART VITAL' at The Cukrarna Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia

29 October 2025

From 20 November 2025 — 3 May 2026, The Cukrarna Gallery presents ART VITAL. The exhibition offers for the first time a multilayered insight into the unique and uncompromising collaborative work and life of the artist couple Ulay and Marina Abramović over a period of 12 years between 1976 and 1988.

Rather than being chronological the exhibition is conceptualised through different sections highlighting their nomadic practice and expanded personal archaeology with content drawn from all over the world – transcultural and trans-historical. The exhibition provides an overview of all phases of their collaboration and the themes explored in and through their work. In addition to presenting their already anthological performances with video documentation, photo series, and memorabilia, the exhibition places a strong focus on archival material such as photographs, letters, personal notes, recordings, music lists, and books.

The exhibition will include various events such as re-enactments, film programmees, and discussion programmes that deepen the understanding of Abramović and Ulay’s work and reflect on the significance of their artistic practice for the field of contemporary art.

Find out more via The Cukrarna Gallery.

Image: Marina Abramovic, BREATHING IN BREATHING OUT With ULAY, 1978 Gelatin silver print 121.9 x 167.6 cm (framed) 48 x 66 in framed 78.1 x 116.2 cm 30.7 x 45.7 in © Marina Abramovic. Courtesy Lisson Gallery.