& Her bravest work of performance art to date Rawly intimate& Observer This memoir spans Marina Abramovic&s five decade career & tells a life story that is almost as exhilarating & extraordinary as her groundbreaking performance art Taking us from her early life in communist ex-Yugoslavia to her time as a young art student in Belgrade in the 1970s where she first made her mark with a series of pieces that used the body as a canvas the book also describes her relationship with the West German performance artist named Ulay who was her lover & sole collaborator for 12 years Abramovic has collaborated with stars from Lady Gaga to Jay-Z James Franco & Willem Dafoe Best known for her recent pieces & The Artist is Present& & &512 Hours& this book is a fascinating insight into the life of one of the most important artists working today & the woman who has been described as &the grandmother of performance art&