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I say we don't need art in nature, because it's so perfect without us. We need it in the cities. But the cities have absolutely lost their own center. They think having ten cars and a big bridge is the way to happiness. It's not.

Marina Abramovic

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Marina Abramovic
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: November 30
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