Marina Abramovic Institute: The Founders

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HELP TO CREATE MAI: Performance and interdisciplinary education center, home to long durational work and the Abramovic Method
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Funded: $661,452 of $600,000
Dates: Jul 26th -> Aug 25th (30 days)
Project By: Marina Abramovic Institute
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Why Artists Should Be Allowed to Fail

July 2nd - via: artsy.net
Patton Hindle, senior director of arts at Kickstarter, argues for backing artists (Read More)

Marina Abramovic hits back over funding misuse allegations

November 15th - via: archpaper.com
Today Marina Abramovic released specific numbers that detailed the fees paid to OMA for their schematic designs and denied pocketing Kickstarter funds. In a press release sent this morning, Abramovic broke down where the money from her Kickstarter had gone. (Read More)

How to Crowdfund a Million Dollar Arts Project

September 19th - via: pbs.org
The “People’s Opera” has struggled in recent years. It closed its doors in 2008 for a refurbishment that coincided with the Financial Crisis, and has struggled to make ends meet since then. Organizers describe the crowdfunding campaign as “urgent,” but it is only a slice of a larger call for $7 million by the end of September. If the overall campaign fails, the 70-year-old Opera will suspend its program after the first opera of the season, Anna Nicole. As of 6pm on Monday, the outlook for the crowdfunding portion of that goal is not good — Kicktraq’s trend algorithm is currently projecting an endpoint of around $250,000. I’m no authority whatsoever on the Opera’s history and its viability, so my comments here relate specifically to the crowdfunding campaign. (Read More)

THANK YOU! A VIDEO MESSAGE FROM MARINA AND MAI

August 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear MAI Friends and Founders, We did it. You have join us to found the largest cultural institution ever to get off the ground using Kickstarter, as well as the only project of its kind in the world.  Here is a video message from Marina to mark... (Read More)

24 Hours Remaining, $650,000 Marker, Video and Message from Marina

August 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear friends and founders of MAI, With 24 hours remaining in the campaign, we now have over 4,000 MAI Founders and have exceeded our goal by $50,000! All of us at MAI are so grateful to be welcomed by an engaged, passionate community of... (Read More)

WE DID IT!

August 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear MAI Friends and Founders, We are so thrilled to announce that we have been fully funded! Thank you all so much for supporting us with your pledges and by spreading the word! With two days left, all contributions over the goal will go towards... (Read More)

Marina Abramovic's Flashmob Tribute to Munch's "The Scream" Gets Shut Down By Police In Oslo

August 22nd - via: complex.com
Marina Abramovic organized a performance for Edvard Munch's "The Scream," and the police weren't happy about it. (Read More)

$500,000 Marker, Thursday's Thunderclap, and #whyMAI Blog Update

August 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends and Founders of MAI, With 96 hours remaining, we have just exceeded $500,000 in pledges from nearly 3,500 backers! Thank you all for supporting us to create this unique space! Thank you also for spreading the word to your friends... (Read More)

$450,000 Marker, Today's Backers-Only Q&A with Marina, and "the Abramovic Method in Nature" Preview

August 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends and Founders of MAI, What an exciting time for all of us at the institute. Thanks to your support, we've now exceeded the $450,000 marker. With five days remaining in the campaign, we're making a crucial last push to reach the goal! We'd... (Read More)

3,000 Backers Strong, Marina on NPR, and Neuroscience Exclusives!

August 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends and Founders of MAI, We are now 3,000 MAI Founders strong!  With just over a week remaining, please keep sharing this link (http://kck.st/15kYWJe) with friends and loved ones and encouraging them to join your Founder Circle. Yesterday,... (Read More)

$400,000 Marker, Week Three Recap, and Special Upcoming Events

August 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends and Founders of MAI, We are so excited to announce we have reached $400,000 in contributions from nearly 3,000 backers! It has been incredibly heartwarming for us to read your comments and feel the momentum building! Thank you so much... (Read More)

$300,000 Marker and Three New Rewards!

August 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends and Founders of MAI, We are extremely excited to announce that the campaign has passed the halfway point and is rapidly growing! Thank you so much for your generous contributions! With 12 days left, it is more important now than ever... (Read More)

2,000 backers, Founder Circles, and New Reward Release!

August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends and Founders of MAI, Looking at the numbers this morning, the MAI team realized that if each MAI Founder asked 7 friends to learn an Abramovic Method exercise with them (Water Drinking, Slow Motion Walk, or Eye-Gazing) by backing at the... (Read More)

Halfway Point and Video Message from Marina to All Backers

August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear MAI Friends and Founders, At this halfway point, Marina has a special message for all backers: We'd also like to take this time to tell all MAI Founders that there will soon be TWO more question and answer sessions with Marina, one on Reddit... (Read More)

Lady Gaga Gets Naked for a Kickstarter Video: Is She Doing It for Art or Attention?

August 9th - via: sodahead.com
Lady Gaga stars naked in a video campaign meant to help promote a world-renowned performance artist's Kickstarter campaign. (Read More)

Deadmau5 slams Lady Gaga's new NSFW Kickstarter video for artist Marina Abramovic

August 9th - via: nme.com
Dance artist also receives death threats after he takes to Twitter (Read More)

$250,000 Marker and New Video Release!

August 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends and Founders of MAI, We're happy to announce that we have now surpassed the $250,000 mark! In honor of reaching this goal, we have released a new exclusive video through Flavorwire, which features Marina talking about the role of... (Read More)

New Video: "The Abramovic Method Practiced by Lady Gaga"

August 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends and Founders of MAI, We are thrilled to announce the release of very special video: "The Abramovic Method Practiced by Lady Gaga" (NSFW: CONTAINS NUDITY) Last week at a three-day retreat in upstate New York, Marina instructed Lady Gaga... (Read More)

New Reward for All Backers: THE EMBRACE

August 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends and Founders of MAI, Thanks to your contributions, we have now raised over $200,000, with more than 850 MAI Founders!  To express her gratitude, Marina has created a special event, to which ALL BACKERS, past and future, from $1 and up,... (Read More)

Lady Gaga poses nude in Kickstarter video for the Marina Abramovic Institute

August 7th - via: dailymail.co.uk
There's nothing like full-frontal nudity to gain the (art) world's attention. And Lady Gaga bared all for a bizarre fundraising video benefiting the Marina Abramovic Institute. (Read More)

Lady Gaga participates in Marina Abramovic's 'Solaris' reading

August 5th - via: latimes.com
Lady Gaga is a big fan of Marina Abramovic, and vice versa. The two outré personalities -- the former from the pop-music world, the latter from the realm of performance art -- have sung each others' praises about their shared taste for provocative visual statements. (Read More)

$100,000 Marker and New Video Release!

August 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends and Founders of MAI, Thanks to your contributions and outreach, we have reached the $100,000 marker!  This outpouring of generosity (and plethora of engaging discussions) is so meaningful to all of us working hard at MAI to make this... (Read More)

Marina Abramovic Kickstarter

August 2nd - via: arrestedmotion.com
It looks like Marina Abramovic is the latest creative to turn to Kickstarter to fund a project or idea. What she wants to accomplish is quite ambitious as the New York-based Serbian performance artist hopes to create an institute that will serve as her legacy and homage to time-based and immaterial art – the epnonymously named Marina Abramovic Institute (MAI). Of course, with the estimated $20 million needed to realize her dream, the $600,000 goal for this Kickstarter will only go toward the first phase of MAI’s development – the design process. (Read More)

$50,000 Marker and New Reward Release!

July 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends and Founders of MAI, We are thrilled to announce that today the MAI Kickstarter reached $50,000! We are so grateful for this generous support. Because we are aiming for many smaller donations to bring this institute to life, we hope to... (Read More)

$30,000 marker, Marina's Reddit AMA, and Lightbulb Joke Video Release!

July 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends and Founders of MAI, Thanks to your contributions, we have now exceeded $30,000!  In honor of reaching this early goal, The Cut has released a video exclusive of Marina, directed and edited by Milica Zec. Watch the video exclusive... (Read More)

25k Marker and New Video from Marina!

July 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends and Founders, The MAI Kickstarter is growing rapidly: thanks to your contributions, we have now exceeded the 25k marker! Thank you for becoming MAI ambassadors by sharing the project online (through Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and... (Read More)

$20k Marker and MAI Founder Banner Release!

July 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends and Founders, At the end of two days, we have exceeded the 20k marker! Thank you for sharing the MAI Kickstarter with friends, family, and online networks. Our goal is to invite as wide of an audience as possible to collaborate with us... (Read More)

$15k Marker and Video Release: A Lab of New Ideas

July 26th - via: kickstarter.com
DEAR FRIENDS AND FOUNDERS OF MAI, AT THIS MOMENT, WE'VE REACHED 24 HOURS SINCE WE STARTED THE KICKSTARTER. WE HAVE RAISED NEARLY $16,000.  I AM SO TOUCHED BY THIS EARLY SUPPORT IN THE CAMPAIGN AND I WISH THAT WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THIS SPEED UNTIL... (Read More)

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