Draft:Abraham Brody

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Abraham Brody, known as EYIBRA (born 1992 New York, USA) is a Ukrainian-American multidisciplinary artist working with performance, sound, and visual art. He is best known for his works that combine performance with emerging technologies, endurance art, exploring themes of sexuality, homoeroticism, power dynamics, and identity.

Life[edit]

Brody was born in New York to a Ukrainian-American family. He studied in Vienna,Austria at the Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien and later at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, England.[1] In his 20's he primarily worked with music and sound design, after branching out to performance and multimedia.[2] His move to performance art and multimedia came about after his 2014 collaboration with artist Marina Abramovic, who served as an inspiration and mentor figure.[3]

Professional career notable events[edit]

2014[edit]

2015[edit]

2016[edit]

2017[edit]

2018[edit]

2020[edit]

  • Residency at Casa Wabi

2021[edit]

2022[edit]

2023[edit]

  • Veles/Motherlines, durational performance at L.A. Dance Project

2024[edit]

Notable Awards[edit]

  • MAP Fund Grant[5]
  • BRICLab New York Grant[6]

Further reading[edit]

  • "LGBTQ Art". The Los Angeles Times. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "eyibraocf". ocf. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  2. ^ "nohaylimitequeseresista". MetalWebsite (in Spanish). 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  3. ^ "theviolinistispresent". VernissageTVWebsite. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  4. ^ "MUXXprojectLACMA |". www.lacma.org. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  5. ^ "EYIBRAMAp |". www.mapfund.org. 13 December 2022.
  6. ^ "EYIBRABric |".