The Praemium Imperiale is awarded by the Japan Art Association and known as the 'Nobel Prize of the Arts.' Recipients receive 15 million yen, including Marina Abramovic, Peter Doig, Eduardo Souto de Moura, Andras Schiff, and Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker. Abramovic, born in Belgrade in 1946, is known for her impactful performance art. In 1973, she performed 'Rhythm 10,' using knives to explore pain and boundaries. She experienced 'absolute freedom' during this performance, realizing she found her true medium. Her works continue to challenge personal limits and provoke thought in the realm of performance art.
In 1973, Marina Abramovic debuted her first performance work, 'Rhythm 10,' where she thrust 10 sharp knives between her fingers, occasionally drawing blood.
Abramovic described her experience during that first performance as feeling 'absolute freedom,' where nothing mattered and her body felt limitless.
She noted in her autobiography, 'No painting, no object that I could make, could ever give me that kind of feeling, a feeling I would have to seek out again.'
Abramovic has since become a pioneering performance artist, continuously testing her physical and psychological limits through her art.
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