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You should see ballerinas' feet. They don't have nails. You see beauty, but it's unbelievable pain - with a 40-year pension! That's it, and then life is really finished.

Marina Abramovic

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Marina Abramovic
Age: 77
Born: 1946
Born: November 30
Artist
Film Director
Film Producer
Performance Artist
Performing Artist
Photographer
Photojournalist
Scenographer
Sculptor
Sound Artist
Belgrade
Serbia
Marina Abramovic
Marina Abramoviæ
Marina Abramovicz
M. Abramovic
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Ballerinas
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Pension
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Nails
Unbelievable
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Feet
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