Art of the moment: experiencing Marina Abramovi and Laurie Anderson at the Adelaide Festival

Ruth Mackenzie is the new artistic director of the Adelaide Festival of Arts, and for her first Adelaide gig she has brought in two heavyweights: performance artist Marina Abramovi and avant-garde artist and musician Laurie Anderson. Both were major events, very much of the moment.

The Marina Abramovi Institute's Takeover featured nine performance artists over three days.

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