How Can I Miss You, If You Won't Go Away?

In a word, Abramovic is incomparable, as a performance artist and installationist.

So, what's "Abramovic" anyway? Croatian, Serbian? Who knows and who cares? Marina's name could be Russian. Anyhow, she herself is certainly Balkan. And what's a Marina? A place where you keep your yacht, among other things.

Whatever. Marina Abramovic is an extremely good, contemporary artist. So watch these images of her work a while: the humorous, the serious, and the horrible. Enjoy them all if you can, in Wonderment.

Cleaning the House (#2, 2006)

Rest Energy (1980-2006)

Art Must Be Beautiful, Artist Must Be Beautiful (1975)

Green Dragon Lying (1988-1989)

The Lovers - Two Vessels (1988)

The Lovers - Snakemouth (1988)

Snowflake Obsidian Pillow (1994)

Cleaning the House (#1, 1995)

Cleaning the Mirror (1995)

Balkan Baroque (1997)

Video Portrait Gallery (1997)

The Hero (2001)

Self-Portrait with Skeleton (2003)

Entering the Other Side (2005)

Balkan Erotic Epic - Exterior Part 1-A (2005)

Portrait with Maracas (2006)

The Family III - From the Series Quiet in the Land, Laos (2008)

And

The Artist (Query date...2008?)

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