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Uwe Laysiepen
Sign in to saveAlso known as Frank Uwe Laysiepen, F. Uwe Laysiepen, Uwe Laisiepen, Uwe F. Laysiepen, Ulay Abramovic, Ulayulay
deutscher Performancekünstler, Zusammenarbeit mit Marina Abramović (1943-2020)
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Ulay, born Frank Uwe Laysiepen on November 30, 1943, in Solingen, was a German photographer, university teacher, screenwriter, and director. He worked in performance art, visual arts, photography, and pedagogy. His professional career spanned from 1968 to 2020. He held citizenship in the German Reich and Germany and spoke German and Dutch.
He is described by the source UbuWeb. His works are held in the collections of the Städel Museum, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Finnish National Gallery, and Tate. He was the unmarried partner of Marina Abramović. Ulay died of lymphoma on March 2, 2020, in Ljubljana.
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Solingen, Germany
Ulay, born Frank Uwe Laysiepen, 1943 is a German artist, actor, and photographer, now based in Amsterdam, Holland, and Ljubljana, Slovenia. Ulay received international recognition for his work as a photographer, mainly in Polaroid, from the late 1960s, and later as a performance artist, including his collaborative performances with Marina Abramovic from 1976 to 1988.
Known for
- Marina Abramović & Ulay: No Predicted End — Self - Artist2022
- How I Stole a Painting — The artist2017
- The story of Marina Abramovic and Ulay2017
- Ulay — Himself2013
- Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present — Self2012
- The Way Between Two Points2010
- Balkan Baroque — Self1999
- Talking about Similarity — himself1997
- The Great Wall: Lovers at the Brink — Himself1989
- Rest Energy — Self1980
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Key facts
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- Ulay.jpg
- Artist.name
- Ulay
- Artist.caption
- Ulay in 1972
- Artist.birth_name
- Frank Uwe Laysiepen
- Artist.birth_place
- Solingen, Nazi Germany
- Artist.death_place
- Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Artist.known_for
- Performance art
- Artist.notable_works
- Works with Marina Abramović (1976–1988)
- Artist.partner
- Marina Abramović (1976–1988)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Uwe
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Solingen
- Place of death
- Ljubljana
- Occupation
- artist
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Field of work
- conceptual art
- Official website
- www.ulay.si
- Image
- Ulay.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1943-11-30
- pseudonym
- Ulay
- Commons category
- Ulay
- name in native language
- Uwe Laysiepen
- has works in the collection
- ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe
- date of death
- 2020-03-02
- cause of death
- lymphoma
- manner of death
- natural causes
- partner in business or sport
- Marina Abramović
- start of work period
- 1968-01-01
- end of work period
- 2020-01-01
- unmarried partner
- Marina Abramović
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Article · Deutsch
Ulay (* 30. November 1943 in Solingen als Frank Uwe Laysiepen; † 2. März 2020 in Ljubljana) war ein wichtiger Vertreter der Performancekunst der 1970er Jahre in Deutschland.
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