Marina Abramovic | Interview pt. 1 | TimesTalks

Marina Abramovic talks about her work, her collaborations and the future of performance art with New York Times culture reporter Patricia Cohen -- www.timestalks.com. Marina Abramovic has used her own body as a medium, pushing herself beyond her limits. After her landmark retrospective at MoMA in 2010, she collaborated with director Robert Wilson, singer-composer Antony Hegarty and performer Willem Dafoe, to create an experimental opera based on her biography. The work, "The Life and Death of Marina Abramovic," will be performed at Luminato in Toronto June 14-17.

[@Shoujohoney8]

I am an artist myself and in my opinion, I don't believe that art can only be made in one place or strictly at a studio. It's as silly as saying a doctor can't save or change lives outside of a hospital. In whatever form, be it making bread, cooking, singing, loving, giving, receiving, or simply speaking, art can be made. I personally feel that life itself is art and the time and place form the canvas while we make what we can of it (as people and as artists of our own right disregarding whether anyone of us think we are artists or not).I have no intention of disrespecting Abramovic, as she is entitled to her own opinions, but I strongly do not believe in art being solely about "context and intention" only.

[@auneakeffect]

+. Shoujohoney8 I agree 100% Art can literally be anything, done anywhere.

[@auneakeffect]

***** everyone is an artist though. There is no "minimum requirement of skill" to be an artist. If you create, then you are an artist.

[@rogerelzenga4465]

+Vlad Tr i think art is only art when other people think its art ..... ofcource you can do an artform but if others dont find it artistic all whats left is something random that someone made or did ....

[@rogerelzenga4465]

***** Never heard the phrase, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder", and so is art ... (Edit) im not trying to fight you or anything like that, i also stated that i think, so its an personal oppinion which could be wrong in the eyes of others)

[@rogerelzenga4465]

***** Oh srry for misunderstanding ^^

[@jbokse]

Her tripping over the carpet was an actually a brilliant piece of art. Lol art.

[@Iceis_Phoenix]

Jbo Turner It's her demons following her.

[@kingkalebdash4856]

If she’s this powerful witch why did she foresee the carpet 😂😂😂

[@danseabreeze1404]

Ahh, but you missed the most important part! While she tripped over the carpet, she synchronized it with a fart! : l

[@ryanhebert6657]

As opposed to many of the comments. I quite enjoy this interviewer. She asks rather philosophical questions rather than just the general questions everyone asks. And she lets Marina talk rather than interrupting her with another question.

[@constantdeplanck]

You gotta love how she almost falls with the carpet lol

[@SaphiraDESaphira]

She is such a fascinating, beautiful lady and i love how she explains complicated things in such an easy way with such a cute accent :)

[@SaphiraDESaphira]

@Shawn Clarkson your comment was... meaningless as an direct answer to mine lol

[@viz4884]

@Shawn Clarkson lol bullshit

[@erikaahc4718]

i guess she's nice when she's into sacrifying children or cooking with blood, semen and breast milk...

[@diaryofseresha]

I would love to have so much passion in me for my art by the time i'm marina's age this lady inspire me everytime

[@maximusdecimusmeridius5500]

Your sick .

[@danawoods5367]

I don't have to agree with everything she says, I like her, and I appreciate and respect, and am moved by her and the things she's created, -those that I've seen so far. Learning I can like/love others who ruffle my feathers in some ways , or might have earlier in my life has been an interesting and liberating experience and lesson for me

[@SherrySilverW]

My gosh I'm so inspired by her talk! It's like I'm suddenly given the lenses to view art in a true and meaningful way.

[@angelinaz78]

Really?

[@nureen29]

as soon as she starts speaking, it's a melody! :')

[@cmhardin37]

Storyteller29 thats fucking stupid

[@adrianamorales818]

Storyteller29 yea...the problem is...imagine,whqt real horrible things can easily hide because this type of art is normal...how will real stuff be qe to be exposed if there were serious things going on,trafficing,the stuff they do out there that we know is very real...I get whqt she says...sounds nice,she is using after all,speqking I mean...in the frequencies that almost hypnosis people...believe me...there are frequencies that make us react the way we do...that we commonly use..but again...hoe would we be qe to tell...qnd the problem is,that we auto.atically think...when people seem normal...we think they aren't capable of doing things we wouldn't do...we think they can't camouflage what we think they don't reqlly do with what they reqlly do...just because they say they don't...this can be a very dangerous thing,to normalize the things she does...when we know,for a fact...that it's normally the people in gov that do these unnatural things,forbreql though...not pretend...you mqy not believe it...but think about the soul...were talking about the people she hangs with,leaders,the lives they live,it is qq stressful job...the high-class people are,almost empty inside...but the soul,the spirit still longs for true love,not romance,but love,oy,up there...they can't even find the imitation of it...what we out here,think is love,but is attraction...illusion...where they sit...even that,is very attqinae...but yet forbidden because of their status,they have to maintain...eventually,rhey hide enough,to where those,willing to get into relationships with them,are just as empty...so...whqt do they want,what next do they or can they resort to,when they long for innocence...qnd the women around are so superficial...cold...they try to fill the emptiness with whqt ever innocence they can find...qnd we know,these kind of people have always been involved with trafficking qnd such things...to think they don't,is closing our eyes to it...these days are dangerous...because we allow ourselves to normalize the things that will make People jobs in finding criminals that do these things because the culture is so saturated in the normality of it...they can easily hide...just imagine,hqd someone done something like these things(ritual)thqt she does,to someone in your family...it was a high profile person...they found out who...but they had power...no one believed it,because it was promoted as art...qnd all you have left is an empty case,becquwe it blended in...oy you knew the facts...your loved ones...but to everyone else,it was art...it was fake...no one knew you...atleast not enough to make the majority believe it...they win...because everyone thought it was art

[@blackrocknutt]

A fair portion of that 'new audience' was at the Jay-Z video shoot she appears in. Abramovic didn't seem too shocked in the moment. Of course she and Jay-Z already share a large overlapping audience. Some call them 'Creatives', others call them 'New Yorkers', 'Brits', 'Parisians', 'Berliners' Brooklynites' 'Angelenos' ''Seneglese' ''Kenyan' and so forth. This rap thing seems to be catching on....worldwide.

[@luisreloade16]

Im memorized listening to this Lady...my brain hurts from having so many thoughts running through me head

[@cardhouseanimal]

walk-in fail at 0:13

[@angrybirds719]

Ur ugly haha

[@politicosalahogera]

no words.........

[@constancio2306]

The interviewer is really good. I don't understand why you don't like her

[@mexikunt]

This is one artist's opinion of art, her work and expression, etc. If you take her words as law, you don't understand what art really is.

[@jennymcclintock5788]

Flazé Da what's the artist expression using sperm blood and urine, and spilling blood on babies?

[@j.thorgard]

Art is communication, simple as that. A novel with a compelling narrative leading to a premise is far easier to consume and understand than an essay of the same premise.

[@erichjeske]

Marina Abramovic soll 66 Jahre alt sein? Das ist kaum zu glauben. Sie wirkt wesentlich jünger und hat eine gewaltige Ausstrahlung. Sie hat sich seinerzeit mal in die Augen schauen lassen. Dieser Frau, die auch eine junge und schöne Stimme hat, würde ich gerne mal am Tisch gegenüber sitzen und ihr in die Augen schauen.

[@Shachermacher]

What is the music jingle from? It reminds me of something...

[@Sailorkyun]

PRON

[@93MickyD2]

Art: making life and everything in it more complex and abstract than it actually is or needs to be.

[@rdyrk8405]

93MickyD2 EXACTLY !!! :D

[@-astrangerontheinternet6687]

4:50 “when you’re young and start performance in the new form, you have to hate everything else. It’s like you have to hate your parents in order to grow up.” Hmm.

[@user-wz2vx4nv4h]

Яркий пример Стив Джобс, он вырос

[@PeppyOoze]

My goddess sits in a circle of fire and the children scream... i worship you Marina.

[@dawnthompson9149]

She sacrifices children, people are her live artists as she cooks them alive and demolishes them.

[@MrMethadrine]

who said that?

[@nicoladouglas3270]

She satanic !!!!

[@kimkay5443]

@@MrMethadrine Out of Shadows Documentary

[@kimkay5443]

@@MrMethadrine Hoaxed Documentary

[@kimkay5443]

Out of Shadows Hoaxed Watch these documentaries!

[@mariaprovkina]

im in love with her 🤷🏻‍♀️💟

[@CollectorChronicles]

Completely understandable

[@fredlatour4439]

love her!

[@tuffgonggbUNCTION]

SOULJAH ROCKER MARANATHA

[@banankarta]

I think its my friends like favorite comedy guy, reggie watts, but my friend, sitting next to me, said; NO, its not. SO don´t believe me, its not reggie watts. I have no idea.

[@anibananii8818]

dude how does she not look old ?? shes aging so well

[@LBJTV]

adrenochrome and melanin from children honey

[@yrunaked4]

Eat some of her cooking and maybe you will find out

[@inexpertxennial6067]

I have seen other celebrities with many they can have work done and the best make up. They DON'T have smooth skin like this, they either like totally fake or freaky. She is different.

[@johnrambo6265]

@@yrunaked4 cooking kids

[@CollectorChronicles]

Some people can live outside of time.

[@mariavijil1823]

ARTPOP 2013

[@sailornaruto39]

I find her opinions of art and theatre interesting. But the trailer at the end had me at a loss.

[@sophie9821]

i like her talk sound :)

[@deeznutsinyoface7632]

That's called a voice Karen

[@Zare1001]

She speaks English with a thick Serbian a accent and Serbian with a thick English accent.

[@garethcampbell6299]

Good talk! Marina is ridiculously intelligent. People talking about spirit cooking, child sacrifice and Adrenochrome..wake up, this has been going on for centuries. The movie Twilight ring any bells..they drip feed is the truth via Hollywood n music.

[@agislax3895]

music-gaga talented, michael jackson genius.. performance art-diamanda galas talented, marina abramovic genius. everything else...priceless.

[@rachelalli5234]

John 3:16

[@SaphiraDESaphira]

i love her lipgloss

[@lululily7023]

They’re crazy to even give her a platform!

[@aristark559]

what you mean?

[@MBryy]

Witches hire witches!

[@user-wz2vx4nv4h]

@@MBryy меньше фанатизмом религиозным страдай.

[@nickilovesdogs8137]

She also created and designed those remarkable chairs that have large crystal rocks embedded into them. Very futuristic and amazing everything that she is producing today.

[@JKBelle]

😂😂😂😂 I love how you call satanism and human sacrifice “art” you’re so ridiculous

[@nickidaisydandelion4044]

@@JKBelle Where do I call Satanism and human sacrifice art? Can you give me a screen shot? Because I don't call Satanism and human sacrifice art. I don't call anything art that contains violence of any type.

[@itsjustian8484]

"Mom, I'm really into our new art teacher! I'm gonna ask her out!"😜

[@gbrchopos1802]

Marina Abramovic Aka The Spirit Cooker

[@agatafilipaj1223]

That woman says it's honour to have that Witch she's a Satanic Cult. I'm sick in my stomach watching that sickness

[@CourtneyxDewar]

I think the interviewer was great

[@aseaofhoney4171]

wow...she 66 now!

[@stormysocks]

Look young when you drink the blood of children

[@inababes2318]

She didn't really answer tfknn questions 👁️ 👄 👁️

[@D413373R]

66 the fuck? doesnt look a day over 40, 45 at worst! not goina lie id probably tap that.

[@kimkay5443]

Adrenochrome.

[@ryanhebert6657]

Please UNblock the rest of the interview!!

[@angelinaz78]

Please don't

[@OHdamn197]

Hodgetwins !!

[@kachmox]

not the best choice of interviewer for this artist

[@boumkwo]

She's the kind of harpy you see in your nightmares 😨

[@fannyingabout]

Never believe what an artist says, only what an artist does - lol

[@elmundodetodd]

iconic woman

[@andres910429]

no entender ingles es muy maluco aveces -_-

[@lv2surf]

Blood worshiping (One taco short of combo plate) old lady!

[@warrenneidich6695]

one of the greatest artists of all times. an explorer and genius.

[@LBJTV]

i love pizza, with extra cheese

[@maximusdecimusmeridius5500]

When z blood is z blood and z knife is just z knife?yea tell me more about your "sacrifices"?

[@bjesnasnajka8471]

Mi ovakve saljemo na lijecenje,ali ova nam je pobjegla 😁

[@Shachermacher]

Sounds like recks on of ae for my ears.

[@isaachuerta2105]

This women is so hot, i love her.!! ♥

[@hansgrubber5212]

Isaac Huerta hot ? sick you mean...

[@fernandaao8311]

I love marina.. she is.. the best!

[@vos474747]

You are a funny man

[@phobiazzzero4935]

ask her about Adrenachrome

[@la2aru593]

she laughed

[@HughBurgessSinger]

You don't get it mate. Go home.

[@mr.jangles293]

That thing is a man!!

[@goddessglow6996]

Mr. Jangles I agree and people are so blind!!!

[@GorgonDrageil]

Picasso Baby

[@qouew1]

I dont get that lady and her art

[@nicoladouglas3270]

Send her your children!!! You will understand what she really about!!

[@dinam5017]

really??? an artist??? this one?!!!!

[@Naoual28]

Yeah she is an artist why? What's wrong with her???

[@pinupwaallify]

+saku ra art is not relative, she does perform, if we can call what she does that... But it is not art, modern art isn't art It is a sensitive topic because it has a whole political agenda behind it If you think that what she does is art, enlight us then, why is it art?

[@ellemcroberts6793]

rampa Who are you to say what is or isn’t?

[@facecuttermammuttaktik9267]

nice mature

[@0leni0]

unnormal geil ey!

[@maryann3950]

My friends, put on the full armor...!!!

[@danseabreeze1404]

The interview stage is in red and black and she's wearing black, SHOCKER! Performances are extremely weird and seem so lacking of humanity, love and empathy, everything is just odd shocking cold ugly weirdness!

[@user-wz2vx4nv4h]

А в войне бывает весело. Она всё правильно передает

[@IMANESAMMAN]

Haha sikk joke. “Won’t stare at you for 1 hour and a half” hate condescending interviewers

[@pidner]

I know you have to push yourself on would be clients,in other words sell yourself,but this chick is really full of herself,I believe she thinks shes better than anyone else,and that her shit dont stink.Shes a know it all too.I saw her in that music video,and now I think all the tears,and blubbering wasnt over her old flame,it was just an act.Who knows maybe I read her wrong.

[@LuciaBrezianska]

I can't believe that satanism is now called ART. This woman is 73. Think about that.

[@sdonald83]

I thought about it .... What does 73 has to do with it?..............

[@LuciaBrezianska]

@@sdonald83 Does she look like 73 years old woman to you?

[@sdonald83]

Lucia Brezianska Videography I have 71 yr old mom and she looks 60. She loves Jesus. That lady may be “demonic” but I think she has a good plastic surgeon...... Now if she looks like this at 80.....I may take back my statement

[@LuciaBrezianska]

@@sdonald83 Yeah, I agree with you. It might be a good sergon or adrencohrome with a satanistic magic. Haha well, we will wait untill her 80 and see.

[@cleomaddiem3581]

Preface: When you never see or witness profound love between your parents (who have never reached spiritual maturity) .... and thus never know LOVE as a child............... and the cycle dates back generations ......... People worship 'eccentric' artists. Apparantely they appear super modern and progressive when compared to the rest of us. The more extreme the 'art' (or as l deem it, the sickness), the more interesting .... to me she is just another 'eccentric artist' on the schyzotypal/schizoid comorbid autism/asperger spectrum, thats all .... which lends itself to her blankness, disconnection, appearance, soulessness and obsessions and fascinations with the darker, sicker, perverse, unconventional elements of life .... but more importantly, she is the manifestation and representation of the generational, family lineage/bloodline templating and dysfunction of her family of origin. She then mirrors to society the sickness in people, that too exists within her self, her family and all her previous generations of her family. That's all. Healing required, but no one in the family either now or then has/had the courage, conscousness and awakening to work towards a profound 'union with self' and thus know LOVE ... the highest level of consciousness that will ever exist. She appeals to the sickness, mental illness, darkness, perversions, violence and degradation that exists in unhealed people. Healthy people, empaths etc see into her soul and see her un-development, her nothingness, her black empty void. Her art does nothing for us, in fact, only promotes pity for such an existence that cannot truly know, give and receive profound love with the desire to deeply elevate all creation. Healthy people are un-moved and unaffected by her. She operates in the dimension of the unhealed together with the others who are unhealed. Leave them there. Of no interest to the rest of us. Will be interesting to see if she is capable of transmuting her intergenerational/ bloodline trauma and sicknesss, into LOVE. In other words, breaking the intergenerational cycle of dysfunction and 'disconnect with the self' that exists in her lineage and thus elevating all soul consciousness in her group, higher. She is not ready, in this lifetime at least ... it appears.

[@taboo8943]

Love your breakdown of this! Very profound and thought provoking

[@cleomaddiem3581]

@@taboo8943 Thank you so much for your comment. I am an INFJ and l look deep, deep into the core and soul of people ...and can clearly see what she is, who she is, where she comes from and why she manifests in the way that she does .... ultimately, she and her family/lineage need to heal. She is manifesting all that is dark & sick within her family template. That's all. She is the representation of generations of low consciousness, unevolvement, unbalance and disconnect with the self .... that is deeply entrenched in her family line. In other words, where she comes from does not know 'Love'. She is the product of that, as were all the people in her family and the generations before her. She has not worked on elevating her soul group (i.e. herself & family, upwards ..... but rather sits and plays with the shadows and shows us her dark, disturbed and sick pain having not come from love, deep and symbiotic soul connection (within self & others) and thus cannot show real love..... since she does not know it on any level. She will appeal to people at her level. To others, like myself, we see her very, very clearly. Big hello to you from Melbourne, Australia. Take care.

[@variantways2704]

SHE LOOKS PUTRID... THE STENCH.

[@KillerKikyo5]

Hide ya kids!

[@GorgonDrageil]

gilf

[@joylucas5592]

Nd q pbabayaan cl prince fazza n pahinain ng mga elite..itaga mu s bato yan marina.😁😁😁

[@LadyJly]

Satan

[@angelb2742]

I agree. An agent of Satan indeed.

[@amebopanda6197]

She is desperately trying to get many people into her cult.

[@aristark559]

what cult?

[@naskonp2716]

A. Znas. Sta. Jos. Crkva. Ni. Upis je. Myslimanska. Imena Nego. Pravoslavna. Recimo Svetlana. Ako te. Bydy. Trazli. U. Knige

[@svonkie]

What a pretentious grifter.

[@leapetee1437]

Sacrificing children to moloch does not deserve praise. Displaying obvious satanic garbage is NOT art and does not deserve praise.

[@nounas12]

actually she wouldn't be. she's a modern artist.

[@stormysocks]

She's full of shite

[@kevenhenley3424]

Since when do "artists" have so many judgments about art in general. She only talks about her own art 50% of the time. I wonder why that is...maybe its because its shit

[@krabbykat9918]

She actually talks about herself 100%. She's a narcissist and this *art* has consumed her. She cannot talk about anything but that shit she does!

[@Helvlad]

SHE IS SUCH A SELLOUT!!!

[@INTERSTELLAR1111]

.... IN-sane ppl listen to IN-sane ppl ....

[@maximusdecimusmeridius5500]

Thats a big dude!!🤮🤮satan always twists God's work, I will be like the most high??? The most high God is coming,only this time its judgment time!Praise God in Jesus Christ's precious name.

[@johnrambo6265]

eating kids is art???

[@jackfahy2283]

I honestly believe the more horrible acts you commit in life the longer you’ll live and in some cases the younger you look. Look at all the elites living into their 90’s and 100’s and how young this woman looks, something sketchy is definitely going on. I also bet that she is a freak in bed, would definitely tap that.

[@GrowAndFlow1227]

Absolutely disgusting

[@wagwagwag]

Just unsubscribed from times talk! Shame on you Times Talk, what garbage!

[@user-kr6ne6dv6t]

Witch

[@maurder3268]

🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@tarass8737]

Marina abramovic is that teenager who couldn't get over the phase in their life where self harm, misery, pain, trauma was equated to a creative mind because at a young age one is not able to suppress the most animalistic instincts and sensationalism associated to almost sadistic acts attracts them. It takes evolution, strength to suppress the animal within to bring out the human which happens throughout one's life but looks like marina never evolved or got over that phase infact that very phase escalated into something extreme which is reflected in her "art" where she doesn't just romanticize the experimentation with inflicting injury onto herself but takes it to another limit and also lets other people inflict injury and then calls it the baring of the psychology of the society. A lot of people like marina dont evolve and aren't truly able to teach abd train themselves to not enjoy certain pathetic things and she encountered such people in rythm 0. A true evolved adult even in the most favourable situation wouldn't hurt someone because it just doesnt pleasure them, infact its just disgusting and immature to them. Also, there are very few who never fully evolve and its obvious from the fact that most people did not try to harm her but there were some including her own self who did, they were the less evolved ones, the most impressionable too who tend to slip into darkness of all kinds.

[@zaannunez582]

💜

[@user-wz2vx4nv4h]

Как можно разрешить причинять вред ? Вы смешная. По вашей логике, жертва всегда виновата. Маньяк изнасиловал, значит жертва спровоцировала ))) дала разрешение одев юбку короче или накрасив губы красным. Что за бред вы несете?

[@user-wz2vx4nv4h]

Могу вам сказать, что как раз большинство людей не воспитаны и готовы убивать без всяких разрешений. Посмотрите на воины которые идут по миру . Неужели могут воевать хорошие люди а ? Странно, что когда Гитлер напал на России, большинство мечтало о крови , убийствах, экспериментах над людьми, насилии и тд, именно большинство хотело крови и смерти.

[@MarcosJ-mq4lk]

Dont follow this watch to hell....

[@michaelagoetz3211]

👎👎👎👎👎👎👎

[@-voxs-4740]

TRUMP WILL WIN 😁

[@thefactisfactis]

In the presence of absolute evil in it's purest form.

[@normmully5841]

She is absolutely evil

[@erichjeske]

Marina Abramovic soll 66 Jahre alt sein? Das ist kaum zu glauben. Sie wirkt wesentlich jünger und hat eine gewaltige Ausstrahlung. Sie hat sich seinerzeit mal in die Augen schauen lassen. Dieser Frau, die auch eine junge und schöne Stimme hat, würde ich gerne mal am Tisch gegenüber sitzen und ihr in die Augen schauen.