Serbian - Artist | November 30, 1946 -
I want to dominate the man's world.
Marina Abramovic
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So many artists say they're not aware of audience. For me is unbelievable.
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I am not a therapist. I am not a spiritual leader. These elements are in the art: it is therapeutic, spiritual, social and political - everything. It has many layers. But art has to have many layers. If it doesn't, then forget it.
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I used to have a recurring dream where I was at a party in a country house, surrounded by the same people each evening. Everyone would be singing and dancing and after a while I came to know the people; though, of course, they never really existed.
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Being an artist is not easy - I have always said that to the students I have taught over the years. It's a huge sacrifice.
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To really change the way society thinks, you have to give your entire being to it until there's nothing left.
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The hardest thing to do is something that is close to nothing.
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An artist should not fall in love with another artist.
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I had a very difficult relationship with my mother. She used to wake me up in the middle of the night if I wasn't sleeping straight and was messing up the sheets. Now when I stay in hotels I sleep so straight they don't even think I've used the bed.
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It's very important that young artists push boundaries, because sometimes you have this urge to do something - like the impulsive and dangerous urges I had as a child - and if you don't follow through with it you might miss out on a developmental experience.
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The most revolutionary ideas are not sellable, but only mind-changing.
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The big problem of our modern society is that we feel that we are separated from the nature. But it's just the opposite. We are interrelated and our DNA is the same. And only when human beings understand that, the nature will not be obstacle.
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