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Marina Abramovic is restaging her famous work ‘The Artist Is Present’ to raise money for Ukraine

Marina Abramovic is restaging her famous work ‘The Artist Is Present’ to raise money for Ukraine

Marina Abramovic will be reperforming her renown work 'The Artist Is Present' to raise money for Ukraine. Twelve years ago,thousands of people attended the performance at the MoMAin New York. Many camped for a chance to sit across from Abramović to experience the work. Abramović will auction two seats across from her in a re-performance of the piece. All proceeds will go to Ukraine.via CBS News. Bidding lasts until Friday night on Artsyhere.

"Now, this is not Ukraine anymore. It's all of us. It's about humanity. It's about the possibility of facing a third World War using nuclear weapons. This is something where all of us have to act, and I can only act with my own tools, and this is my performance."

Marina Abramović

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NEW YORK - MARCH 09: Artist Marina Abramovic performs during the "Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present" exhibition opening night party at The Museum of Modern Art on March 9, 2010 in New York City.ANDREW H. WALKER / GETTY IMAGES

At a recent press conference Abramovic also noted her installation in Ukraine, the "Crystal Wall of Crying" had been destroyed. The monument commemorated Jews killed in theBabyn Yar massacre.

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