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I have found that long durational art is really the key to changing consciousness. On such a deep level. Not just the performer, but the one looking at it.
Marina Abramovic
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Marina Abramovic
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: November 30
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Belgrade
Serbia
Marina Abramovic
Marina Abramoviæ
Marina Abramovicz
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