Born 1951, New York
Performance artist Marilyn Arsem has been creating live events since 1975, ranging from solo performances to large-scale interactive works incorporating installation and performance. She has presented her work at festivals, alternative spaces, galleries, museums, universities and conferences in 28 countries throughout Europe, Asia, in the Middle East, and in North and South America. In 2015 she was awarded the Maud Morgan Prize by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where she presented a 100 day performance, 100 Ways to Consider Time. She established one of the most extensive programs internationally in visually-based performance art at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where she taught for 27 years. She has been a member of Mobius, Inc. since she began the organization in 1975.
Website: www.marilynarsem.net
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photo: Dominic Thorpe
Special guest of the festival