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Why a Japanese performance art celebrates weakness

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Marina Abramovic on performance art that can change your life

Four years ago, artist Marina Abramovic sat in the Museum of Modern Art for 716 hours and 30 minutes for a work called “The Artist Is Present.” Abramovic offers her Brief but Spectacular take on the value of good performance…

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Conversation: Marina Abramovic

Jeffrey Brown talks to performance artist Marina Abramovic.

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