{"product_id":"9780691263731","title":"Abramovi-isms","description":"Author: Marina Abramovi\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780691263731\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 22 Oct 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 176\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of fascinating and provocative quotations from the world-renowned performance artist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarina Abramovi is arguably the most important and influential performance artist of our time. For decades, she has broken boundaries in iconic works such as \u003ci\u003eThe Artist Is Present\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), where she sat in silence across from members of the public at the Museum of Modern Art for up to eight hours a day for three months, and \u003ci\u003eRhythm 0\u003c\/i\u003e (1974), a six-hour performance in which she stood next to a table holding seventy-two objects, including a scalpel and a loaded gun, and a sign suggesting audience members could do to her whatever they wanted. Gathered from interviews, lectures, writings, and other sources, \u003ci\u003eAbramovi-isms\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique collection of quotations that offers a window into the mind of this iconic trailblazer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Artists have to be free human beings. They have to have the complete freedom to express their ideas with no restrictions.\u0026amp;#x27;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Our body is an absolute replica of the Universe, and this is why I took to studying myself  by studying myself, I can understand everything else and everybody else.\u0026amp;#x27;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Beauty doesn't have a definition. What is important is what moves you.\u0026amp;#x27;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Don't ever call me the grandmother of performance art. Just call me a warrior.\u0026amp;#x27;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46803896762526,"sku":"ADS-9780691263731","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780691263731.jpg?v=1778206934","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780691263731","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}