Most artists create foundations where they put their own work. Here I'm not putting my own work. I'm just creating the chambers.
Marina AbramovicIf you're a baker, making bread, you're a baker. If you make the best bread in the world, you're not an artist, but if you bake the bread in the gallery, you're an artist. So the context makes the difference.
Marina AbramovicYou know the movie "Rashomon" from [Takeshi] Kurosawa, when all the people in the forest see something different? Each performance was like that.
Marina AbramovicTelevision is completely another medium. For me, Lady Gaga and HBO are bringing us to mass culture.
Marina AbramovicIf you're a woman, it's almost impossible to establish a relationship. You're too much for everybody. It's too much. The woman always has to play this role of being fragile and dependent. And if you're not, they're fascinated by you, but only for a little while. And then they want to change you and crush you. And then they leave.
Marina Abramovic