Ulay Movies

  • 1983
    City of Angels

    City of Angels

    City of Angels

    01983HD

    Combining video, performance art, documentary, and tableau vivant, this short piece set in what appears to be part of the Ayutthaya Ruins in Bangkok,...

    City of Angels
  • 1977
    Light / Dark

    Light / Dark

    Light / Dark

    01977HD

    Ulay and Abramovic face each other in a kneeling position, and take turns to slap each other hard in the face. Due to the strong light shining onto...

    Light / Dark
  • 1988
    China Ring

    China Ring

    China Ring

    01988HD

    China Ring is an "unedited video notebook" that documents the artists' journey to the Great Wall of China in preparation for their final...

    China Ring
  • 1977
    Documentazione Della Settimana Internazionale Della Performance

    Documentazione Della Settimana Internazionale Della Performance

    Documentazione Della Settimana Internazionale Della Performance

    01977HD

    “Before the eyes of all, at least of those present, the naked and direct exhibitions of the body take place with all its extensions; but the...

    Documentazione Della Settimana Internazionale Della Performance
  • 1977
    Relation in Time

    Relation in Time

    Relation in Time

    01977HD

    Marina Abramovic's performance 'Relation in time', with her long time partner Ulay. "We are sitting back to back, tied together by our hair, without...

    Relation in Time
  • 1978
    Incision

    Incision

    Incision

    01978HD

    Ulay is fixed to a wall by a fixed rubber cord, while Marina stands at the limit of Ulay's expansion.

    Incision
  • 1977
    Expansion in Space

    Expansion in Space

    Expansion in Space

    01977HD

    In 'Expansion in Space' (1977, Dokumenta 6, Kassel), Ulay and Abramovic do not collide with each other, as they did in Relation in Space (1976), but...

    Expansion in Space
  • 1975
    Freeing the Memory

    Freeing the Memory

    Freeing the Memory

    01975HD

    ‘Freeing the Memory’ is the second of three significant performances enacted in 1976 in which Marina Abramović attempted to achieve...

    Freeing the Memory
  • 2017
    How I Stole a Painting

    How I Stole a Painting

    How I Stole a Painting

    62017HD

    The story of one of the most radical performances in art history told by German artist Ulay, who in 1976 decided to steal Hitler's favorite painting...

    How I Stole a Painting
  • 1977
    Balance Proof

    Balance Proof

    Balance Proof

    01977HD

    Ulay and Abramović are standing holding a double-sided mirror between their bodies.

    Balance Proof
  • 1976
    There Is a Criminal Touch to Art

    There Is a Criminal Touch to Art

    There Is a Criminal Touch to Art

    61976HD

    A documentation of the live Action Ulay performed in Berlin in 1976. It shows step by step his arranged "art theft" of Carl Spitzweg's painting "The...

    There Is a Criminal Touch to Art