“I can explain my work to the cleaner or the president; it's all the same to me. I am very communist in this way.”

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The speaker is saying she wants her work to be understandable to anyone, regardless of status or occupation. She presents this as a commitment to equality and openness rather than exclusivity. The phrase "very communist" is used here to describe that equal-access attitude.

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Originally said in English.

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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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