Marilyn Arsem

Marilyn Arsem has been creating live events since 1975, ranging from solo performances to large-scale works incorporating installation and performance. She has presented work throughout Europe, Asia, North and South America.

In her recent performances, Arsem has focused on creating site-specific works that respond to the history or politics of the country, engaging with the immediate landscape and materiality of the location. Sites have included a Cold War missile base in the US, a 15th century Turkish bath in Macedonia, an aluminum factory in Argentina, a fishing harbor in Taiwan, and the site of the Spanish landing in the Philippines.

Arsem is the founder of Mobius, Inc., a Boston-based collaborative of artists. She is on the faculty of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where she heads the Performance Area.