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I didn't give any instruction to the video, because it was a new medium. I didn't know what to tell him it was so young. I did the piece and immediately after the piece, I wanted to see the material.
Marina Abramovic
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Marina Abramovic
Age: 77
Born: 1946
Born: November 30
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