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I never say Serbia. I always say I come from a country that no longer exists.
Marina Abramovic
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Marina Abramovic
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: November 30
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In every ancient culture, there are rituals to mortify the body as a way of understanding that the energy of the soul is indestructible.
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I have found that long durational art is really the key to changing consciousness. On such a deep level. Not just the performer, but the one looking at it.
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Don't even ask me why. I do not know, I have no answer to this insane behaviour.
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We always want to do things the way we like, that's why we never change.
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The only way to change consciousness and the world around us is to start with yourself.
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When you have so much pain, you think you will lose consciousness. If you say to yourself, ‘So what, lose consciousness,’ the pain goes away.
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I always do big birthday things. In three years, I'm 70. I'm going to do something outrageous. In America, everyone's always hiding their age.
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I am obsessive always, even as a child. On one side is this strict orthodox religion, on the other is communism, and I am this little girl pulled between the two. It makes me who I am. It turns me into the kind of person that Freud would have a field day with, for sure.
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In my work I have complete control, but about my life, I don't want to.
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When I did Seven Easy Pieces, I actually re-performed the performances of other artists. It was such difficult work because I had to really go through the documentation, look through the sources, to ask the witnesses who saw it.
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You should see ballerinas' feet. They don't have nails. You see beauty, but it's unbelievable pain - with a 40-year pension! That's it, and then life is really finished.
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When Lady Gaga says I am her inspiration, you reach kids between 12 and 18. Now I am like a brand - jeans, Coca-Cola.
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I didn't get paid for performances most of my life. If I did, I would be billionaire now, and I'm not.
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My memoirs are full of humor, I had to change jokes because it was a little too dark.
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I believe so much in the power of performance I don't want to convince people. I want them to experience it and come away convinced on their own.
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If you have to do durational work, you have to train! No bullshit. You can't do it for three months. You can do it for five hours, 10 hours, and then you have three months rest. If this is your job, you have to be flexible.
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Television is completely another medium. For me, Lady Gaga and HBO are bringing us to mass culture.
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I think communication starts when words are not present at all ... I think we put so much emphasis on language, actually silence is so much more important.
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Even now, I have traces of the good little girl. When I am not performing, for instance, I am really very quiet and ordinary.
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