“First of all, to do performance art, you really have to give 100 percent. I only know that I have to give 100 percent and then what happens, happens.” KnowsGivingFirstsArtHappensPercentPerformancesPerformance ArtGive 100 Percent Author:Marina Abramovic
“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.” PeopleGivingLooksTwoIdeasEndsThreePiecesCrazyMaterialsPicksPhotographerPhotographInstructionClosestMisleadDocumentation Author:Marina Abramovic
“You create a friendship on a level that you've never done before. The basic kind of experience is to basically give love to total strangers all the time, and that really changed everything in me. And this piece transformed me more than any other one before. I saw my entire life differently. What do I have to do? What is my passion on this planet? I'm much more focused than I ever was before.” GivingKindDonePassionLevelsSawsPiecesChangedPlanetsStrangerFocusedTransformedMy Passion Author:Marina Abramovic
“I didn't give any instruction to the video, because it was a new medium. I didn't know what to tell him; it was so young. I did the piece and immediately after the piece, I wanted to see the material.” KnowsGivingWantedYoungPiecesMaterialsVideoMediumsInstruction Author:Marina Abramovic
“I serve like a bridge. I go to other cultures, learn, put myself in different situations and learn as much as I can, and then go to Western cultures to give. I'm doing this bridging all the time.” GivingI CanDifferentCultureSituationWesternBridgesOther CulturesWestern Culture Author:Marina Abramovic
“My work is immaterial. It's not painting, it's not sculpture, it's emotions. I'm giving you something to experience yourself.” GivingEmotionPaintingSculptureExperience Yourself Author:Marina Abramovic
“The function of the artist in a disturbed society is to give awareness of the universe, to ask the right questions, and to elevate the mind.” GivingMindArtistUniverseAsksAwarenessFunctionDisturbedRight QuestionsAsking The Right Questions Author:Marina Abramovic
