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I serve like a bridge. I go to other cultures, learn, put myself in different situations and learn as much as I can, and then go to Western cultures to give. I'm doing this bridging all the time.

Marina Abramovic

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Marina Abramovic
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: November 30
Artist
Film Director
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Photographer
Photojournalist
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Sculptor
Sound Artist
Belgrade
Serbia
Marina Abramovic
Marina Abramoviæ
Marina Abramovicz
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