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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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Marina Abramovic
Age: 77
Born: 1946
Born: November 30
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