In 1975, Laysiepen, who went by the mononym Ulay, met the Serbian performance artist Marina Abramović. They began living and performing together that year. When Abramović and Ulay …

Aug 18, 2025 · Marina Abramović and Ulay, AAA-AAA, 1978, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain. This performance from 1978, with no audience in Liège, shows …

Marina Abramović and Ulay’s partnership left a lasting legacy in the world of performance art. Their work together pushed the boundaries of what art could be, and their intense, often …

Mar 5, 2020 · After hearing about the passing of German performance artist Ulay at the age of 76, I knew I had to pay tribute to his work with his ex partner Marina Abramović.

Marina Abramović and Ulay (Frank Uwe Laysiepen) are today considered the most important representatives of performance art. They lived and worked together from 1976 to 1988.

In 1975, Laysiepen, who went by the mononym Ulay, met the Serbian performance artist Marina Abramović. They began living and performing together that year. When Abramović and Ulay …

Apr 18, 2021 · In 1976, after moving to Amsterdam, Marina Abramović met the West German performance artist Uwe Laysiepen, who went by the single name Ulay. They began living and …

Marina Abramović (°1946, Belgrade, Serbia) and Ulay [Uwe Laysiepen’s pseudonym] (°1943, Solingen, Germany - †2020, Ljubljana, Slovenia) met each other in 1975. Up until 1989 they …

In 1975 Abramović moved to Amsterdam, and a year later she began collaborating with Frank Uwe Laysiepen (byname Ulay), a like-minded German artist.

Marina Abramović and Uwe Laysiepen, 1978 In 1976, after moving to Amsterdam, Abramović met the West German performance artist Uwe Laysiepen, who went by the single name Ulay.