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Ulay (b. 1943)

Alias:
Frank Uwe Laysiepen

Birthplace:
Solingen, Germany

Born:
November 30, 1943

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Camera Operator:
1988  China Ring
1996  4 Performances by Marina Abramovic 1975-1976

Director:
1975  Freeing the Memory
1975  Freeing the Voice
1976  Freeing The Body
1976  There Is a Criminal Touch to Art
1977  Balance Proof
1977  Breathing in/breathing out
1977  Charged Space
1977  Expansion in Space
1977  Imponderabilia
1977  Light / Dark
1977  Light/Dark
1977  Relation in Movement
1977  Relation in Space
1977  Relation in Time
1978  Incision
1979  Kaiserschnitt
1980  Rest Energy
1983  City of Angels
1988  China Ring
1996  4 Performances by Marina Abramovic 1975-1976
1997  Talking about Similarity

In Memory Of:
1975  Freeing the Memory
1975  Freeing the Voice
1976  Freeing The Body
1976  There Is a Criminal Touch to Art
1977  Balance Proof
1977  Breathing in/breathing out
1977  Charged Space
1977  Expansion in Space
1977  Imponderabilia
1977  Light / Dark
1977  Light/Dark
1977  Relation in Movement
1977  Relation in Space
1977  Relation in Time
1978  Incision
1979  Kaiserschnitt
1980  Rest Energy
1983  City of Angels
1988  China Ring
1996  4 Performances by Marina Abramovic 1975-1976
1997  Talking about Similarity
2022  Marina Abramović & Ulay: No Predicted End

Story:
1975  Freeing the Memory
1975  Freeing the Voice
1976  Freeing The Body
1976  There Is a Criminal Touch to Art
1977  Balance Proof
1977  Breathing in/breathing out
1977  Charged Space
1977  Expansion in Space
1977  Imponderabilia
1977  Light / Dark
1977  Light/Dark
1977  Relation in Movement
1977  Relation in Space
1977  Relation in Time
1978  Incision
1979  Kaiserschnitt
1980  Rest Energy
1983  City of Angels
1988  China Ring
1996  4 Performances by Marina Abramovic 1975-1976
1997  Talking about Similarity
2017  How I Stole a Painting
2022  Marina Abramović & Ulay: No Predicted End

Thanks:
1975  Freeing the Memory
1975  Freeing the Voice
1976  Freeing The Body
1976  There Is a Criminal Touch to Art
1977  Balance Proof
1977  Breathing in/breathing out
1977  Charged Space
1977  Expansion in Space
1977  Imponderabilia
1977  Light / Dark
1977  Light/Dark
1977  Relation in Movement
1977  Relation in Space
1977  Relation in Time
1978  Incision
1979  Kaiserschnitt
1980  Rest Energy
1983  City of Angels
1988  China Ring
1996  4 Performances by Marina Abramovic 1975-1976
1997  Talking about Similarity
2017  How I Stole a Painting
2022  Marina Abramović & Ulay: No Predicted End

Writer:
1975  Freeing the Memory
1975  Freeing the Voice
1976  Freeing The Body
1976  There Is a Criminal Touch to Art
1977  Balance Proof
1977  Breathing in/breathing out
1977  Charged Space
1977  Expansion in Space
1977  Imponderabilia
1977  Light / Dark
1977  Light/Dark
1977  Relation in Movement
1977  Relation in Space
1977  Relation in Time
1978  Incision
1979  Kaiserschnitt
1980  Rest Energy
1983  City of Angels
1988  China Ring
1989  The Great Wall: Lovers at the Brink
1996  4 Performances by Marina Abramovic 1975-1976
1997  Talking about Similarity
2010  The Way Between Two Points
2017  How I Stole a Painting
2022  Marina Abramović & Ulay: No Predicted End

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