This year’s amfAR Venezia benefit gala will honor renowned conceptual and performance artist Marina Abramović.
The sixth annual event returns to Venice, Italy on Sept. 6.
“It is an honor to recognize the humanitarian impact of Marina Abramović’s work and philanthropy in Venice this year,” said amfAR CEO Kyle Clifford. “Her groundbreaking artistry and dedication to people living with HIV/AIDS are an inspiration to us all.”
Since the beginning of her career in the early 1970s, Abramović has pioneered performance as a visual art form. She created some of the most important early works in this practice and was one of the first performance artists to become formally accepted by the institutional museum world. Abramović was awarded the Golden Lion Award for Best Artist at the 1997 Venice Biennale and was also named one of The 100 Most Influential People by Time in 2014.
amfAR’s black-tie gala will take place at the Molino Stucky Venice, and feature special musical performances and a live auction of contemporary artworks and one-of-a-kind experiences.
