I’m not sure why, but I had never really thought about where Marina Abramović lives — the living icon of contemporary performance art.
Marina Abramović is a Serbian-American artist who radically transformed the understanding of the body, time, and endurance in art. From her early extreme performances to the legendary “The Artist Is Present” at MoMA, her work has become a symbol of an art form in which the human presence itself becomes both the medium and the meaning.
For some reason, I always assumed she lived somewhere in Europe. But the reality is different: Abramović has been a New York resident for more than twenty years — even if she admits she isn’t in the city very often.
“I’m almost never home in New York — I’m only there to pay my taxes,” she said in a recent interview with “The Times”.
Her Spring Street Home Before 2014
Until 2014, Marina Abramović lived in the Urban Glass House — one of the final projects by the legendary architect Philip Johnson. Her apartment was located at 330 Spring St, New York, NY 10013, just one building away from the famous “salt storage” that has become a local urban legend.
House at Malden Bridge
After selling the apartment, she purchased a beautiful house with a pool in Malden Bridge, about a three-hour drive north of New York City. Quiet, spacious, surrounded by nature — an ideal environment for an artist whose work requires focus, silence, and deep presence.
The Marina Abramović Institute
In recent years, she appears to have remained in upstate New York. Sources report that she bought land in Hudson for the future Marina Abramović Institute (MAI) — a long-awaited center dedicated to research and experimentation in performance art.
Marina Abramović’s Upcoming Performances in New York
Despite not spending much time in the city, New Yorkers will have several opportunities to see her in person over the next couple of years.
January 8, 2026 — Great Hall at Cooper Union
A live conversation with Abramović, where she will discuss the evolution of her art and share the ideas, challenges, and breakthroughs that shaped her extraordinary career.
Tickets start at $30 on the How To Academy website.
December 8, 2026 — Balkan Erotic Epic at Park Avenue Armory
One of the most anticipated productions of the upcoming season, this bold work is being created specifically for Park Avenue Armory. The audience will experience thirteen powerful, sensual scenes inspired by ancient Balkan rituals, myths, and beliefs — where eroticism is understood not as provocation, but as a vital spiritual and life force.
Even though the show premieres more than a year from now, many of my friends have already bought tickets.
Prices start at $75 on the Armory’s website.
