I'm interested in utopian communities of the past. Many of them didn't survive and I'm examining closely the reasons they failed. Marina Abramovic More Quotes by Marina Abramovic More Quotes From Marina Abramovic There's nothing more tragic than artists from the 70s still doing art from the 70s. Marina Abramovic tragicartistart Talking about [Donald] Trump, there's nothing wrong with Trump. He's who he is. It's wrong with us, who let him [win]. That's what's wrong. It's not that he's going to change, but the people who think like him. Marina Abramovic winningtalkingthinking A powerful performance will transform everyone in the room. Marina Abramovic performancespowerfulrooms We make such terrible mistakes with visual choices about beauty. Marina Abramovic terriblechoicesmistake Today, our attention is less than the television advertisement. We're looking at six or seven problems constantly. We're living in the disturbed societies of cities. I think modern technology is one of the worst things human beings have invented. Marina Abramovic technologycitiesthinking I had so much fear of blood, and the first thing I did was to cut myself to see what happens. That's the only way to rebuild yourself. Marina Abramovic cuttingbloodway Every party is the same, too many people, too little food, and you have to wait around. I'm extremely bored with parties. Marina Abramovic boredpartypeople 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. Marina Abramovic sacrificeartistyears I had to leave some traces. In the beginning, I would give complete instructions to the photographer. In the '70s, people would come to photograph your work and you would just end up with this crazy material that had nothing to do with your work; maybe I'd pick up two or three photographs that were the closest to the idea. This is why when you look at the '70s, you see much less documentation and really bad material. The material will become misleading to what the piece was. Marina Abramovic crazytwoideas You can't choreograph death, but you can choreograph your funeral. Marina Abramovic funeral We are used to cleaning the outside house, but the most important house to clean is yourself - your own house - which we never do. Marina Abramovic cleaningimportanthouse In every ancient culture, there are rituals to mortify the body as a way of understanding that the energy of the soul is indestructible. Marina Abramovic understandingbodysoul I didn't get paid for performances most of my life. If I did, I would be billionaire now, and I'm not. Marina Abramovic billionaireperformanceswould-be When I was 14, I thought I looked terrible. I wore these typical Slavic shoes with metal bottoms so you could always hear me coming and this really ugly princess skirt and blouse with the top button closed. I had a boy haircut, a baby face covered with pimples, and a really big nose. Marina Abramovic princessbabyboys Galás is a great artist with a very powerful voice. Marina Abramovic voicepowerfulartist You know I very much respect Yvonne Rainer, she is very important - in American dance, the entire development of modern dance, and creating a wonderful physical language. Marina Abramovic creatingdevelopmentimportant From the very early stage when I started doing performance art in the '70s, the general attitude - not just me, but also my colleagues - was that there should not be any documentation, that the performance itself is artwork and there should be no documentation. Marina Abramovic documentationattitudeart Cancer is an emotional disease. Marina Abramovic canceremotionaldisease The public is in need of experiences that are not just voyeuristic. Our society is in a mess of losing its spiritual centre. Marina Abramovic our-societyspiritualneeds I always do big birthday things. In three years, I'm 70. I'm going to do something outrageous. In America, everyone's always hiding their age. Marina Abramovic hidingage
