Marina Abramović & Ulay: The Lovers, The Great Wall Walk Ljubimca, hoja po velikem kitajskem zidu


Solo exhibition
Samostojna razstava

26/05 - 28/05/2023


Marina Abramović and Ulay ended their long-standing partnership with a 90-day walk that began at opposite ends of the Great Wall of China, she on the shores of the Yellow Sea, he on the edge of the Gobi Desert, and met on 3. June 1988. Halfway there, they embraced, said goodbye and continued on their journeys separately. Between 26. and 28. May, a video work will be shown on the balcony of the house where Ulay last lived three years ago, documenting the last of the performances the two artists did together.

The screening will take place at Petkovškovo nabrežje and will be viewable from the arcades of the Plečnik market (Ljubljana Market) between Zmajski most (Dragon Bridge) and Mesarski most (Butchers' Bridge) from 9 pm.


Marina Abramović in Ulay sta sklenila svoje dolgoletno partnerstvo z devetdesetdnevno hojo, ki sta jo začela na nasprotnih koncih Kitajskega zidu, ona na obali Rumenega morja, on na robu puščave Gobi, in se 3. junija 1988. srečala. Na polovici svojih poti sta se objela, se poslovila in nadaljevala vsak svojo samostojno pot. Med 26. in 28. majem bomo z balkona hiše, kjer je nazadnje prebival pred tremi leti preminuli Ulay, predvajali video delo, ki dokumentira zadnjega v nizu njunih skupnih performansov.

Projekcija se bo izvajala na Petkovškovem nabrežju, opazovanje bo možno izpod arkad Plečnikove tržnice med Zmajskim in Mesarskim mostom od 21. ure naprej.


Organisation Organizacija:
ULAY Foundation in co-production with ŠKUC Gallery Fundacija ULAY v koprodukciji z Galerijo Škuc




ULAY Foundation


The ULAY Foundation is dedicated to preserving the unique artistic oeuvre and legacy of the legendary artist ULAY (Frank Uwe Laysiepen, 1943–2020). It works between Amsterdam and Ljubljana, the cities Ulay called "home", and takes care of the presentation, contextualisation and reflection of the artist's work. From October 2019 to October 2021, the Foundation ran its project space in Ljubljana, which focused primarily on activities for young people and their empowerment through selected exhibitions and educational programme.