“My new work deals with emptying my body: 'Boat emptying, stream entering.' This means that you have to empty the body/boat to the point where you can really be connected with the fields of energy around you. I think that men and women in our Western culture are completely disconnected from that energy, and in my new work I want to make this connection possible.” ThinkingMenWantMeanBodyCultureEnergyDealsFieldsMen And WomenEmptyConnectionsWesternConnectedBoatStreamsEnteringDisconnectedWestern CultureNew Work Author:Marina Abramovic
“I think communication starts when words are not present at all ... I think we put so much emphasis on language, actually silence is so much more important.” ThinkingImportantLanguageSilenceCommunicationSilence IsEmphasis Author:Marina Abramovic
“There are so many rules in the art world. I don't like rules and I break them all the time. I don't care if people think I'm overexposed. What I care about is if I'm going to run out of energy. Overexposure is only a problem if you are drained of energy and cannot come up with new ideas. Every artist has to recognize that and know when to stop for a moment.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWorldArtIdeasMomentsProblemCareRunningArtistEnergyBreakCome UpDon't CareI Don't CareNew IdeasI CareArt WorldDrainedOverexposure Author:Marina Abramovic
“Time is an illusion. Time only exists when we think about the past and the future. Time doesn't exist in the present here and now.” ThinkingPastIllusionHere And NowFuture Time Author:Marina Abramovic
“I think if people raise their consciousness and find a purpose, everybody will be helped.” PeopleIfsThinkingPurposeConsciousnessRaises Author:Marina Abramovic
“We always think of our own profit, but not in connection to others.” ThinkingConnectionsProfit Author:Marina Abramovic
“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.” PeopleThinkingWinningTalkingTrump Author:Marina Abramovic
“I say we don't need art in nature, because it's so perfect without us. We need it in the cities. But the cities have absolutely lost their own center. They think having ten cars and a big bridge is the way to happiness. It's not.” ThinkingWayNeedsArtBigsLostPerfectCitiesCarTenBridges Author:Marina Abramovic
“I think the role of artists in the past was very different. Artists had less responsibility in many ways.” ThinkingWayDifferentPastArtistResponsibilityRoles Author:Marina Abramovic
“If you look at the lives of artists, sitting in nature, painting, having the freedom. I think it's over. I think we're living in such a difficult moment of human development. Artists have more responsibility than ever before.” IfsThinkingHumansLooksMomentsArtistDifficultResponsibilityPaintingDevelopmentSittingHuman DevelopmentDifficult Moments Author:Marina Abramovic
“When I was young, I couldn't think about ballet because I had to focus on my own field. But once you secure your own performance area, you can indulge yourself in different territories. Fashion is one. And ballet is absolutely a fantasy, because it deals with the bodies in a different way.” ThinkingDifferentFantasyFocusFashionBalletIndulge Author:Marina Abramovic
“You know, my mother never thought I would do anything good in my life, and I was standing in this opera with four gold medals! If she were alive, maybe she'd think I was doing well!” ThinkingMotherGoldMedal Author:Marina Abramovic
“I want to die consciously, without fear, and without anger. Three things. I see my friends dying with fear and anger and it's terrible. My grandmother kept her clothes ready for 40 years for her funeral. She lived to 103! But she kept the clothes in a cupboard. As the styles changed, she changed the clothes! I think if I start now with my funeral, it's good.” ThinkingDyingStyleChangedTerribleGrandmotherFuneralMy GrandmotherWanting To DieI Want To Die Author:Marina Abramovic
“When you have so much pain, you think you will lose consciousness. If you say to yourself, ‘So what, lose consciousness,’ the pain goes away.” IfsThinkingPainLosesConsciousness Author:Marina Abramovic
“From the moment you are born, you could die. I think as an artist it is important to meditate on that.” ThinkingImportantMomentsArtistDiesBorn Author:Marina Abramovic
“Artists should never think of themselves as an idol. Fame is a side effect of one's work.” ThinkingShouldArtistSidesEffectsFameIdolsSide Effects Author:Marina Abramovic
“I had a very difficult relationship with my mother. She used to wake me up in the middle of the night if I wasn't sleeping straight and was messing up the sheets. Now when I stay in hotels I sleep so straight they don't even think I've used the bed.” IfsThinkingUsedMotherNightDifficultSleepMiddleBedHotelSheetsMiddle Of The NightMessing UpDifficult Relationship Author:Marina Abramovic
“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.” ThinkingHumansProblemTodayHuman BeingsCitiesAttentionTechnologyModernWorstTelevisionSixSevenWorst ThingsDisturbedAdvertisementsModern Technology Author:Marina Abramovic
“You know, everyone is always talking about plastic surgery, or the technology, what to do. I really think it's important to help yourself with the technology if you want to feel better, but I am absolutely against any kind of monstrous cuts of the body, lifting that is beyond recognition, this kind of stuff.” IfsThinkingKnowsWantFeelsKindImportantHelpingBodyStuffTalkingTechnologyCuttingRecognitionPlasticFeel BetterSurgeryLiftingMonstrousPlastic SurgeryHelp Yourself Author:Marina Abramovic
