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She says she is drawn to ideas that stay in her mind and create discomfort. For her, the most important ideas are the ones that feel unsettling or even frightening.
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About Marina Abramovic
Serbian conceptual and performance artist
Marina Abramović is a Serbian conceptual and performance artist. Active for more than four decades, she is known for work that has helped define performance art. Her art explores body art, endurance art, the relationship between performer and audience, the limits of the body, and the possibilities of the mind. Her work has been described as reshaping the language of contemporary performance art.
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