Ulay Wins Case against Former Collaborator Marina Abramović, Abramović is To Pay Ulay over € 250,000 She Owes in Royalties Though Ulay Laysiepen, better known simply as “Ulay“ http://www.artnet.com/artists/ulay/ is an independent artist in his own right, he is often associated with performance powerhouse Marina Abramović http://www.artnet.com/artists/marina-abramovic/ due to their decade long artistic collaboration and romance. It s safe to say, however, that the relationship between the two has soured. On Wednesday, A Dutch Court ordered Abramović to pay Ulay over € 250.000, in A case where the latter accused the former of violating contract over joint works created between 1976 – 1988 when their relationship famously ended on the Great Wall in China. “Marina and I Shared A Period of Intense Artistic Collaboration, and the Works from that Period Are Our Joint Spiritual Property. I Respect What Marina has Achieved Since Then, and Never Wanted This Confrontation,” Ulay said in A statement provided by his Lawyer. “However, I Felt Compelled to Defend My Legacy, My Moral Rights as A Joint Author, and My Right to Agreed Royalties from Sales of These Works,” he continued. “I Hope that We Can Now Make Peace with Respect, Put this Case behind Us, … Meer lezen over Artnet News | Caroline Elbaor – Ulay Wins Case against Former Collaborator Marina Abramović, Abramović is To Pay Ulay over € 250.000 She Owes in Royalties