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If you look at the lives of artists, sitting in nature, painting, having the freedom. I think it's over. I think we're living in such a difficult moment of human development. Artists have more responsibility than ever before.

Marina Abramovic

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