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Marina Abramovic

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Marina Abramovic is known for completely excluding using paint and canvas for her art. She is a performance artist, Marina uses her body as the medium between her and the audience. In her piece “The Artist is Present”, she sits with hundreds of people for several months without showing any emotion. Marina is simply present at the moment she is sitting with different people, while the person sitting shows tremendous feelings towards Marina. Marina has a gift of making people think she is in love with them. Her fans that were able to sit with her explain their time with Marina as life changing. She is the greatest living performance artist and that is why she is why she will be remembered as the grandmother of performance

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