Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-11-30 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Solingen, Germany

Also Known As

Frank Uwe Laysiepen

Ulay

Biography

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

7.4%

Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present

Jun 13, 2012

5.6%

AAA-AAA

Jan 1, 1978

5.5%

Balkan Baroque

Nov 14, 1999

6.8%

Rest Energy

Jul 28, 1980

7.4%

Ulay

Sep 12, 2013

4.0%

Imponderabilia

Jun 1, 1977

5.0%

Marina Abramović & Ulay: No Predicted End

Mar 24, 2022

5.0%

The Way Between Two Points

Jan 31, 2010

6.0%

How I Stole a Painting

Dec 28, 2017

6.0%

There Is a Criminal Touch to Art

Dec 3, 1976

0.0%

Documentazione Della Settimana Internazionale Della Performance

Feb 21, 1977

0.0%

The Pink Biennal

Mar 1, 1976

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Acting

2022

Marina Abramović & Ulay: No Predicted End as Self - Artist

2017		How I Stole a Painting as The artist
2017		The story of Marina Abramovic and Ulay

2013

Ulay as Himself

2012

Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present as Self

2010

The Way Between Two Points

1999

Balkan Baroque as Self

1997

Talking about Similarity as himself

1989

The Great Wall: Lovers at the Brink as Himself

1980

Rest Energy as Self

1978		AAA-AAA as himself
1978		Incision

1977		Relation in Time as self
1977		Breathing In/Breathing Out as Ulay
1977		Imponderabilia
1977		Expansion in Space as himself
1977		Documentazione Della Settimana Internazionale Della Performance
1977		Relation in Movement as himself
1977		Light/Dark as Himself
1977		Balance Proof
1977		Relation in Space

1976		There Is a Criminal Touch to Art
1976		The Pink Biennal

Camera

1996

4 Performances by Marina Abramovic 1975-1976 as Camera Operator

1988

China Ring as Camera Operator

Crew

2022		Marina Abramović & Ulay: No Predicted End as In Memory Of
2022		Marina Abramović & Ulay: No Predicted End as Thanks

Directing

1997

Talking about Similarity as Director

1983

City of Angels as Director

1980

Rest Energy as Director

1979

Kaiserschnitt as Director

1978

Incision as Director

1977		Relation in Time as Director
1977		Light / Dark as Director
1977		Breathing In/Breathing Out as Director
1977		Imponderabilia as Director
1977		Expansion in Space as Director
1977		Relation in Movement as Director
1977		Light/Dark as Director
1977		Charged Space as Director
1977		Relation in Space as Director
1977		Balance Proof as Director

1976		There Is a Criminal Touch to Art as Director
1976		Freeing The Body as Director

1975		Freeing the Voice as Director
1975		Freeing the Memory as Director

Production

1988

China Ring as Producer

Writing

2017

How I Stole a Painting as Story

2010

The Way Between Two Points as Writer

1989

The Great Wall: Lovers at the Brink as Writer

1980

Rest Energy as Writer

1977

Breathing In/Breathing Out as Writer

1976

There Is a Criminal Touch to Art as Writer