Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present

Presented by Harrogate Film Society in partnership with the Friends of the Mercer Gallery.

This feature-length documentary film follows the artist as she prepares for what may be the most important moment of her life: watch as Serbian artist Marina, self-proclaimed ‘grandmother of performance art’, performs every day for three months in preparation for a major retrospective of her work at The Museum of Modern Art in New York.

To be given a retrospective at one of the world's premiere museums is, for any living artist, the most exhilarating sort of milestone. For Marina, it is far more - it is the chance to finally silence the question she has been hearing over and over again for four decades: 'But why is this art?

• Seating limited to 64 so we recommend you book in advance.
• Ticket price includes a glass of wine.
• Screen 3.
• One wheelchair space - get in touch to reserve this - at [contact.harrogatefilmsociety@gmail.com](mailto:contact.harrogatefilmsociety@gmail.com)
• Doors open at 6.45pm and the film will start after the introduction @ 7pm.
• All seating is unreserved.
• Free parking in Odeon car park but you must display a parking voucher available from Odeon staff.