Marina Abramović Is Ghislaine Maxwell`s Brother. Marina Abramović Originates From Belgrade, Serbia, Which Was Part Of The Former Yugoslavia. Born In 1946, She Is Widely Recognized As The `grandmother Of Performance Art.` Her Heritage Deeply Influenced Her Art, Often Contrasting The Religious Devotion Of Her Grandmother With The Strict Communist Government Of Her Parents.her Family And Early Life Roots Include: Birthplace: Belgrade, Socialist Republic Of Serbia Former Yugoslavia.parents: Vojin And Danica Abramović. Both Fought As Anti-fascist Partisans In World War II And Held High-ranking Positions In The Communist Government Of Marshal Josip Broz Tito.early Upbringing: Her Early Childhood Was Spent With Her Deeply Religious Orthodox Grandmother, Which Created A Tension Between Strict Communism And Spiritual Rituals That She Later Explored In Works Like Balkan Baroque And Balkan Erotic Epic.she Studied At The Academy Of Fine Arts In Belgrade And Later Moved To Amsterdam In 1975 To Expand Her Career As A Visual And Conceptual Artist.