Marina Abramovic: 'warrior of performance art' on Royal Academy exhibition

She's the woman who put performance art on the map - with thousands and thousands queuing up to sit opposite her in silence - and even getting her work featured on the original Sex and the City.
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Now, Marina Abramovic's anthology of endurance is centre stage at London's Royal Academy - the first time in the academy's 250-year history that its main galleries have been devoted solely to a female artist.
The exhibition was postponed for three years due to Covid - but it finally opened to the public this weekend.
Kiran Moodley has been speaking to the Serbian-born performance artist.
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[@sonnysalvador]

He has said she is a follower of Allister Crowley, the most evil man in the world, this was his title, by himself !!

[@publiozinj4882]

"Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law"

[@leenieledejo6849]

​@@publiozinj4882Yes, that's Crowley's most famous quote: From the mouth of Satan himself (ego run rampant, forget everyone else...). It ends in misery and death. Crowley had a horrible death (and no doubt had constant nightmares in life).

[@JeffreyGoddin]

Beyond good and evil...

[@thegiftedseer6764]

It's Aleister and most occultists don't care for him.

[@c.l.9344]

This is so disturbing on so many levels.

[@belkentens]

Mainly her face

[@JeffreyGoddin]

Please elaborate. Challenging, sure, but disturbing? Disturbing what, your comfort?

[@unvaxxedirishpureblood6102]

You sound like MR, I bet you're him on another shill account.

[@kdjdbskddkkd277]

Die ist absolut verstört

[@kdjdbskddkkd277]

Das war ein Ritual für den Krieg in der Ukraine.

[@luckyeveryday88]

I actually love this woman

[@MichaelCook84]

She is pure evil.

[@Peacefulblissorelse]

​@@MichaelCook84🎯🎯🎯

[@sarasalazar4196]

Enjoy that world because we separated soon. 😢 hope you will the light❤

[@_NAED_]

"The first, they ignore me. The second, they laugh at me.The third, they fight me. And then, I win!" - GANDHI's words as interpreted and performed by Marina Abramovic

[@user-wh7kt5oz3r]

wtf dude this woman is an open satanist for the elite!

[@gisellethomas4579]

Who cares about Marina Abramovic , the one that cook spirit and gathering all the satanic from Hollywood to perform all kind of evil spirit magic and disgusting acts .

[@frangipanihaven914]

So, will she introduce The British people to her Spirit Cooking performances?? 😡😡😡😡

[@belbrighton6479]

Helen Lewis on BBC sounds gives an insightful overview of Marina and her contribution to art and humanity. Awesome.

[@fibonacciD]

Saw this Witch harnessing magick energy on stage at Glastonbury. Makes my skin crawl

[@user-ov5lb9te4y]

She did rhythm 0 in 1972 and she was '33' at the time, how old are you now lady? Who can do the math?

[@unvaxxedirishpureblood6102]

Children's blood is their elixir of youth, she's in her 80's I believe

[@ayoolukoga9829]

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft. Galatians 5:19-20

[@TheAnderson-px9kk]

76

[@JeffreyGoddin]

Still Qanon? When the guy came out and told you all it was his lie? Yeah...

[@EQOAnostalgia]

@@JeffreyGoddin Excuse you? We can all plainly see she's Satanic... yeah... nice try. I don't need controlled ops Q to throw me a bone.

[@gavinreid2741]

She has clear had a face life. No children involved in plastic surgery. Take any evidence of your absurd allegations to the police.

[@lw1zfog]

goodness ! & there we all were thinking that ‘Sarah Ashton Cirillo’ had been a bit of a sketchy pick ! 😂

[@loneliestlighthouse]

now ambassador to Ukraine? 😬

[@Dehzee]

At this poinr, I'm cheering fir Putin.

[@EQOAnostalgia]

@@Dehzee That's what they want lol.

[@Dehzee]

@@EQOAnostalgia They want Russia, but not Putin.

[@c.l.9344]

Just crazy! The world has gone mad...

[@user-wh7kt5oz3r]

no Russia MIGHT be against the evil western elite. MIGHT@@EQOAnostalgia

[@aykanpulular160]

Marina, l guess you are not an artist but a social scientist. This is the way how l see you. To me, You are experiementing to find out the link between spirit and body flesh. Many thanks for making me think in a different way and look into life through a different window. 💕♥️

[@Xir.T]

Witches are naming themselves an artist now. I genuinely wanna leave this planet...

[@lucialu833]

same

[@publiozinj4882]

Artist is her side gig

[@JustGRIPPO]

Can I buy you the ticket?

[@Xir.T]

@@JustGRIPPO You can't afford my ticket.

[@Peacefulblissorelse]

Grrrreat come back ❤✝️

[@juanmanuelpujol5998]

Esta persona es oscura, triste, hay negatividad en todo su arte, ella esta siempre de negro. Su rostro, su arte y ella en esencia, son una macabra proyeccion humana, de lo que no esta bien.

[@golubicavukomanovic4383]

Bravo, isto mislim ovo j crno bez imalo belog .

[@israeldiegoriveragenius2th164]

Establishment puppet.

[@MK_ultraviolent]

Giving a witch air time is not surprising nowadays. She is also now an “ambassador” to Zukrrraine. What a joke

[@JeffreyGoddin]

Sad. Your guitar is quite nice. Why do you support Russia? Why are you against challenging artists?

[@MK_ultraviolent]

@@JeffreyGoddin I don’t support Russia or Ukraine. I think our money is being laundered and that our government allowed the invasion to happen so that they could make bank without our own troops dying. And that lady practices witchcraft and I don’t appreciate it. Doesn’t matter what I like though I’m just voicing my opinions on KZbin

[@unvaxxedirishpureblood6102]

@@JeffreyGoddin why do you care what he thinks?

[@drjerry5389]

The Luceferian queen! How much Adrenochrome has she consumed to look so young?

[@brantk81]

Shes not only a witch, who knows how many innocent children she has harmed. She has her reward where the worm does not die.

[@JustGRIPPO]

someone has seen Carrie too many times...

[@rickross4241]

​@@JustGRIPPOtisk

[@golubicavukomanovic4383]

To znači da smo mi kao civiluzacija zakazali na moralnoj osnovi čovečanstva, kada dopuštamo mračnim ljudima da nam uništavaju naše sveto.

[@soton5teve]

Poppy jackson?

[@user-lb3cc4lw1w]

Unzurna 😮😮😮😊

[@user-kf2oi4sq5b]

❤

[@03stmlax]

®eta®d. You realize this witch is a child traffick er and has most likely sacrificed/murdered children, probably many

[@lifeinthestellasphere]

❤❤❤❤

[@sasasimic5124]

She is from my city and she is amazing.

[@chanonyx6229]

A LOT OF EVIL CAME OUT OF THAT COUNTRY YOU COME FROM

[@lovemyson480]

Dang they are trying so hard to revive this witch. Lady you have children’s blood on your hands and probably in your own bloodstream. This woman is evil to the core!

[@user-wh7kt5oz3r]

thank you! the young women especially who are likely in Universities are the most ignorant on this subject and so many more. They expect all men to be eunucs for their Herum society.

[@Peacefulblissorelse]

Vanishing comments ⬆️↗️➡️↘️⬇️↙️

[@gerrythompson2122]

The “comments” here are as vile and evil as the accusations levelled at this woman. I suggest you research before you condemn.

[@gerrythompson2122]

​@@ciajudgement

[@gerrythompson2122]

You don’t have to think Abramović is a cult leader to find some of her performances distasteful and her ideas troubling.

[@WARRIOR-wz9dj]

Wakey wakey

[@gavinreid2741]

​@@ciajudgementthe term Spirit Cooking was coined by Marina in 1996.

[@raymondmancillas9120]

I suggest you head ur own advice and use ur mushy lil brain before posting such gaslighting ALMOST unforgivable "misinfo". But to forgive is to unite with love. Too many ppl who's souls are in the devils hands and they say those opposed to them are UNFORGIVABLE. That alone should HIGHLIGHT where these ppls souls truly lie...

[@MARIJAFUL1]

Steta st te publoka nije dokrajcila da ne zagadjujes vise kulturni prostor.

[@janna7777]

Šteta što nemaš smisla za umjetnost ni smisao za razumijevanje...nije do Marine,do tebe je...ti bi očito bila jedna od onih koja bi povukla okidač da si bila prisutna na performansu tada kada je dala svakome na izbor da radi kako hoće?...to govori o tebi,ne o Marini.Marina je svakako već rekla da ima i takvih među onima koji posmatraju njezin performans...zna da nije svako oduševljen sa time šta radi,i ona nema problem sa time...ljudi imaju problem sa time...tko neće,NE MORA da gleda performans,zar ne? Koliko ima smisla gledati nešto što se ne razumije?,nema potrebe ni gledati,ni prisustvovati,a onda ni povlačiti 'alatke za uništenje'... Ne znam odakle taj poriv da se uvijek želi automatski uništiti TO ŠTO SE NE RAZUMIJE?To je tipično za klasičan način razmišljanja...nisi baš neka osoba sa UMJETNIČKIM pogledima i vidicima,a presudila bi?...smiješno i klasično,i sasvim očekivano... Ali,shvaćam odakle mišljenje dolazi...dovoljno je pročitati komentare na engleskom jeziku da se vidi koliko je maha uzelo ludilo nakon pandemije,na globalnom nivou,a dotiču sve moguće teorije urote o svemu i svačemu,pa tako i o Marini... Marina je umjetnica...ne treba brkati umjetničke svjetonazore sa klasičnim...niti umjetnike koji eksperimentiraju sa svime i svačime vezati automatski za nekakve rituale i ostale gluposti... ...UMJETNOST je nešto drugo... Osim toga,Marina je u pravu... ....ovaj svijet sa ovakvim ljudima je vječito ista muka... Laki su na osuđivanju,uništavanju i zatiranju...to ide odmah...daj im alat da mogu da te dokrejče,samo nakon tri sata će se DESITI HAOS u kom će BEZ PÔ MUKE složno devastirati,i to bilošto... Šteta što se ljudi NE ZNAJU tako BRZINSKI organizirati,i ODMAH,nakon tri sata automatski DOGOVORITI da naprave nešto KORISNO i za svačiju DOBROBIT...to ne znaju...jednostavno NISU TAKVI...nema toga u LJUDSKOJ PRIRODI...ali uništiti,to može,to je okej,to se BRZO DESI... Svako bi riješavao probleme zatiranjem,ali NE ZNA da riješi problem tako da nešto KONSTRUKTIVNO kritizirajući i napravi,promijeni,prilagodi se,promijeni na BOLJE... Nije li zanimljivo da su ljudi BRZI NA UNIŠTAVANJU,a TEŠKI NA POPRAVLJANJU? E,blago svima... Baš... P.S. Nisam uopće netko kome smeta da neko MISLI DRUGAČIJE...ili da MORA da se nekom nešto SVIĐA jer je "UMJETNOST"...ali mi se zaista čini UŽASNO ovakvo otvoreno pozivanje na kamenovanje i zatiranje jer je MARINA VJEŠTICA koju "treba spaliti na lomači"... Čini mi se malo zatucano i srednjevjekovno*,i nimalo kao KULTURNO ponašanje... ...ali,da...nije Marina za svačiji ukus,što jeste istina... Ali,ipak...to ne znači da treba "pozovati na lomaču" da se: OČISTI KULTURNI PROSTOR* ......što se mene tiče,sav je kulturni prostor zagađen,a NIGDJE NEMA NI "K" OD KULTURE* ....pa ono... ....pozivam na: ŽIVI,i PUSTI DA ŽIVE...jer je ionako LUDILO UZELO MAHA na SVE STRANE* ....a ludilo brzo plane...ne treba davati čak ni benzin i šibice u ruke... .....točno se može na svakom ćošku neko negdje zapaliti,bez po muke i napraviti izgled.... Ne treba danas ljude mnogo pozovati ni motivirati da "očiste prostor".... I da bude sve još PRLJAVIJE i još gore.... Marina je tek SITNIČICA... MALO MORE NEKULTURE pliva na sve strane.... Ona je SITNA KAP U OCEANU NE-KULTURE...tako da,ono... Ništa od čišćenja ni pročišćenja... Nema pomoći u društvu u kom VLADA NE-KULTURA* MARINA JE GOSPOĐA,za mnoge "KULTURNJAKE" koji su KAO "normalnija kulturna alternativa" .... Eto,toliko od mene...

[@dh6565]

Ambassadeur for Ukraine?!? .Lol,you can't make this s#it up.I wonder if zelensky has already cut his middle finger deeply and "eaten" the pain

[@shawnlink11]

We do not all have the same fears

[@Hashi88.]

she is the most human trafficker in the world know so much, marina abramovich 😂😂😂😂

[@monaj33]

Watch the movie Most Beautiful Island ...guaranteed based on her..she pays people to come to rich sicko parties and lay naked in a glass coffin with Poison Spiders...you either live or die.. thats the game 😔

[@robertnagy6125]

Why does an artist use botox?

[@bontrix7405]

May her soul find no rest in the flames

[@user-wh7kt5oz3r]

let god judge but this is tempting

[@Peacefulblissorelse]

Let God's wil be done. Amen 🙏🏽✝️

[@sylezjusz]

Repulsive

[@jakoflynn2560]

First time someone has had a gender but not talent based quota?

[@MetaLavish]

The world is so fucked 😂. Ambassador!? A Witch!?

[@winterrising8738]

evil

[@ArthurCandyn-xh8wo]

All those my .y best moments but I got mine❤

[@user-xh7hm4bi8w]

Me sorprende en los comentarios la cantidad de machistas, ella es una Lady, asi que aguanten machistas

[@henryprzepiorka]

This is not art

[@alexconnors1027]

Witch...

[@HumanGoodOne]

Wired art

[@ballbotion]

kid fiddler but on mainstream media shes an icon interesting...

[@dommart4697]

esoteric occultism

[@silviamignon]

This creature is not, what ist seems to be!

[@thepioneerfarmer3738]

Witchracft is now being disgised as art ,chikdren are the target now

[@billba]

Jesus is Lord.

[@odemi7278]

A true artist and human being creating courageous art. Thanks for the video.

[@danajthaha6170]

Wow she eats your energy yeah that’s cool 😮

[@ianm8218]

Witchcraft isn’t art

[@jsanikdany3330]

Clown

[@EQOAnostalgia]

A true Satanist. Get ye behind me Satan!

[@gisellethomas4579]

Don’t care about that dement derange woman .

[@jdg2921]

ADRENACHROME

[@Peacefulblissorelse]

Jesus send your Angels to protect those that need it. Especially children. Amen ❤

[@Ann-sj4pt]

Didn’t she curse a man and he died on the day she said he would?

[@silviamignon]

your time runs out now

[@STEVIWONDER27]

Evil

[@kththulu]

beautiful artist ❤

[@Ruznopace33]

Yeah,satanist

[@Peacefulblissorelse]

"Communist STAR" 😂😂😂 aka pentagram.

[@jjclub23]

She is evil

[@vootamu1]

"Warrior of" Satan!

[@belle7581]

Two evil people. The things president high heels is doing to his people & then her.

[@Jaxer4]

Na show the spirit cooking no one cares about the weird nudist metaphor stuff shown here its weird, people only respect this woman for the spirit cooking and stuff with blood and effagies and such its also weird

[@xxzcfdxc]

She could use a little less of botox 😂

[@yukipanda4812]

But she's just showing us the reality of what theyrre doing in satanic sacrifices and rituals !!

[@ourworld8195]

🤢

[@Supervizor23]

Here is the double-face of US cannibals. Bravo, Marina!

[@wormswithteeth]

Queen

[@vaughancapstick9961]

❤

[@danajthaha6170]

Evil