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LINA BEAUTIFUL, POLYGLOT BUT THEN…, 2013



Lina...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b20d3bc1991a3e13c2331572f0359f8b/tumblr_mkp2wh7F1N1r1tq5no1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://antonunai.tumblr.com/post/48041554765/lina-beautiful-polyglot-but-then-2013-lina"&gt;antonunai&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LINA BEAUTIFUL, POLYGLOT BUT THEN…, 2013&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class="st"&gt;Lina Codina – beautiful, polyglot, soprano – had every reason to expect a bright future. Ah, but then she married Sergei Prokofiev.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;————————————&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Technique:&lt;/strong&gt;Photocopy, acrylics, acetone, glue, fixers on PHOTO paper.
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Size:&lt;/strong&gt; 40 cm x 50 cm.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;unframed, signed and available.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="new-books"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/48200648114</link><guid>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/48200648114</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:45:10 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/288898b6b5c56e2e6efc78150ee8df47/tumblr_mlaxqyVoxp1qk0dq5o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/48189490364</link><guid>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/48189490364</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:19:37 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>culest:

Natural beauty, James Houston 
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/70cb0e7095589fe2f4ae8006452e0a4b/tumblr_mlcd3nx29S1qk0dq5o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://culest.tumblr.com/post/48111362931/natural-beauty-james-houston"&gt;culest&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Natural beauty, James Houston &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/48189489255</link><guid>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/48189489255</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:19:34 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/08c8dac8acc42c6f0bbc2659f7054195/tumblr_mjcwy6nLeO1rs12jzo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/48189488607</link><guid>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/48189488607</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:19:32 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsfo4pUCVm1qzamioo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsfo4pUCVm1qzamioo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsfo4pUCVm1qzamioo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsfo4pUCVm1qzamioo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/48187595642</link><guid>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/48187595642</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:57:37 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>theartofanimation:

Brandi Milne
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc48fmueLg1qhttpto1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc48fmueLg1qhttpto2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc48fmueLg1qhttpto3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc48fmueLg1qhttpto4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc48fmueLg1qhttpto5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc48fmueLg1qhttpto6_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc48fmueLg1qhttpto7_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc48fmueLg1qhttpto8_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc48fmueLg1qhttpto9_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://theartofanimation.tumblr.com/post/33869874326/brandi-milne"&gt;theartofanimation&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.brandimilne.com/"&gt;Brandi Milne&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/48187561608</link><guid>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/48187561608</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:56:15 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>lizlost:

http://charlieimmer.com/
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbkk2eJTKi1qcq65qo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbkk2eJTKi1qcq65qo2_400.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbkk2eJTKi1qcq65qo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbkk2eJTKi1qcq65qo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lizlost.tumblr.com/post/33152275687/http-charlieimmer-com"&gt;lizlost&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://charlieimmer.com/"&gt;&lt;a href="http://charlieimmer.com/"&gt;http://charlieimmer.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/48187556573</link><guid>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/48187556573</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:56:03 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>"You don’t know anyone at the party, so you don’t want to go. You don’t like cottage cheese, so you..."</title><description>“You don’t know anyone at the party, so you don’t want to go. You don’t like cottage cheese, so you haven’t eaten it in years. This is your choice, of course, but don’t kid yourself: it’s also the flinch. 

&lt;p&gt;Your personality is not set in stone. You may think a morning coffee is the most enjoyable thing in the world, but it’s really just a habit. Thirty days without it, and you would be fine. You think you have a soul mate, but in fact you could have had any number of spouses. You would have evolved differently, but been just as happy.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You can change what you want about yourself at any time. You see yourself as someone who can’t write or play an instrument, who gives in to temptation or makes bad decisions, but that’s really not you. It’s not ingrained. It’s not your personality. Your personality is something else, something deeper than just preferences, and these details on the surface, you can change anytime you like.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If it is useful to do so, you must abandon your identity and start again. Sometimes, it’s the only way.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Set fire to your old self. It’s not needed here. It’s too busy shopping, gossiping about others, and watching days go by and asking why you haven’t gotten as far as you’d like. This old self will die and be forgotten by all but family, and replaced by someone who makes a difference. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Your new self is not like that. Your new self is the Great Chicago Fire—overwhelming, overpowering, and destroying everything that isn’t necessary.&lt;/p&gt;”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://wendesgray.tumblr.com"&gt;Julien Smith&lt;/a&gt; (via &lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blua.tumblr.com/"&gt;blua&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/48187404362</link><guid>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/48187404362</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:50:03 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>travelingcolors:

Life and Death of 10.000 Roses by Anya...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cb3f7638dd6441107d765588199092d6/tumblr_mh1is3y3K91qjvnc4o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/28a38d1837dbf88411b804f61a6d8f39/tumblr_mh1is3y3K91qjvnc4o2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e3d33c0200dc9bdbcd8118f93934b4c9/tumblr_mh1is3y3K91qjvnc4o3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/59d51fe7fca16990419c55e5f612ce11/tumblr_mh1is3y3K91qjvnc4o4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d17551994f37f71e05a41b84a7d8aeb4/tumblr_mh1is3y3K91qjvnc4o5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8ce19e8f07c1ec7dc67669d58e090391/tumblr_mh1is3y3K91qjvnc4o6_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://travelingcolors.tumblr.com/post/41210672933/life-and-death-of-10-000-roses-by-anya-gallacio"&gt;travelingcolors&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.lehmannmaupin.com/artists/anya-gallaccio"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Life and Death of 10.000 Roses&lt;/strong&gt; by Anya Gallacio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/48187228199</link><guid>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/48187228199</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:43:16 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>
Photo by Logan Jackson
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/12a71dff593a1cb9489881042612d7a3/tumblr_mklin1APNU1qbnekeo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Photo by &lt;a href="http://loganjacksonphoto.tumblr.com/" title="http://loganjacksonphoto.tumblr.com/"&gt;Logan Jackson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/47922271146</link><guid>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/47922271146</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 23:32:22 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>saloandseverine:

Comme des Garçons Fall 2012
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e3c1432d7d03544f9834c3dc2c66c4de/tumblr_ml76l1nBzM1r7kroko1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://saloandseverine.tumblr.com/post/47864179557/comme-des-garcons-fall-2012"&gt;saloandseverine&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Comme des Garçons Fall 2012&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/47922266700</link><guid>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/47922266700</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 23:32:19 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>reginasworld:

For French artist Thomas Lamadieu, the sky is his...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a63faad56efd19b583ee304827e8c0bd/tumblr_ml358qUvby1qb38ylo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d10dfa62d112fa7cda883216f8d7c63a/tumblr_ml358qUvby1qb38ylo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e5b570ab1fc89e876a8c8a17df227ae1/tumblr_ml358qUvby1qb38ylo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fd051cdbddbf3539740817910b475986/tumblr_ml358qUvby1qb38ylo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3e16f3cceb503f50d0f16e1a9dd187e5/tumblr_ml358qUvby1qb38ylo5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/669a0a49e8062ae9d7ef0105af51321a/tumblr_ml358qUvby1qb38ylo6_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://reginasworld.tumblr.com/post/47767430129/for-french-artist-thomas-lamadieu-the-sky-is-his"&gt;reginasworld&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;For French artist &lt;a href="http://tlamadieu.wix.com/roots-art#%21skyart/ck0q"&gt;Thomas Lamadieu&lt;/a&gt;, the sky is his canvas. I&lt;strong&gt;n his series,&lt;/strong&gt; ‘SkyArt’, Lamadieu takes photographs of the sky and fills the empty spaces with fun, whimsical doodles.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/47922262598</link><guid>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/47922262598</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 23:32:16 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>punk-puke:

conversadepub:

Vivienne Westwood (in plaid) leans...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/692a384b9b8ac5e00d6a2254e6be0144/tumblr_mkxt7jaX9y1qkt0hfo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://punk-puke.tumblr.com/post/47610020685/conversadepub-vivienne-westwood-in-plaid"&gt;punk-puke&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://conversadepub.tumblr.com"&gt;conversadepub&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Vivienne Westwood (in plaid) leans against a telephone box with other punk girls on a London street, 1977.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;vivienne westwood is my queen&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/47922157641</link><guid>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/47922157641</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 23:30:52 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2d5bwNjbP1qalcvpo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/47922153161</link><guid>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/47922153161</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 23:30:49 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>punk-puke:

nomecalles:

Saskia De Brauw by Mert Alas &amp;...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fdf0dd15f6e31df96c6b18be9207641b/tumblr_mh5qq9qJoD1qekyx7o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://punk-puke.tumblr.com/post/47738708724/nomecalles-saskia-de-brauw-by-mert-alas"&gt;punk-puke&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nomecalles.tumblr.com/post/41403391912/saskia-de-brauw-by-mert-alas-marcus-piggott"&gt;nomecalles&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Saskia De Brauw by Mert Alas &amp; Marcus Piggott, Love #9 Spring/Summer 2013&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;orange hair is my weakness&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/47922148722</link><guid>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/47922148722</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 23:30:45 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a33780256e1377bc2c901ebf6004e8e0/tumblr_mk3i47yny61qmioiro1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/47921299966</link><guid>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/47921299966</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 23:19:31 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>likeafieldmouse:

Hense - 700 Delaware (2012) - Mural on...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c1d4705ff96d122730e0c37092bc0f27/tumblr_mkxptcKoaq1qe31lco8_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e0990da0100c918dfa30c588728f65a7/tumblr_mkxptcKoaq1qe31lco2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/96404e1be50ed61138c859bbccc14504/tumblr_mkxptcKoaq1qe31lco3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7540dfc7205c4d4b323fc5bfc1357420/tumblr_mkxptcKoaq1qe31lco7_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dac459d0125be6db1c319434e833b788/tumblr_mkxptcKoaq1qe31lco6_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9a32f360efe4599b5e8e62e92e68f01e/tumblr_mkxptcKoaq1qe31lco10_r1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6b64b3663f6ab7f76de778ed19a0822b/tumblr_mkxptcKoaq1qe31lco9_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://likeafieldmouse.com/post/47453714846/hense-700-delaware-2012-mural-on-abandoned"&gt;likeafieldmouse&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://hensethename.com/"&gt;Hense&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;em&gt;700 Delaware&lt;/em&gt; (2012) - Mural on abandoned church&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/47772698947</link><guid>http://color-my-boredoms.tumblr.com/post/47772698947</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:35:14 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>killafornia-life:

nostomaniac:


Marina Abramović, Rhythm 0,...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b87d0da090e27cc7abe06c026bf09be4/tumblr_mf01aqjDVN1qio96io1_400.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://killafornia-life.tumblr.com/post/44210462327/nostomaniac-marina-abramovic-rhythm-0-1974"&gt;killafornia-life&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nostomaniac.tumblr.com/post/44078619465/marina-abramovic-rhythm-0-1974-this-piece-was"&gt;nostomaniac&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Marina Abramović, &lt;em&gt;Rhythm 0&lt;/em&gt;, 1974&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;“This piece was primarily a trust exercise, in which she told viewers she would not move for six hours no matter what they did to her.  She placed 72 objects one could use in pleasing or destructive ways, ranging from flowers and a feather boa to a knife and a loaded pistol, on a table near her and invited the viewers to use them on her however they wanted.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Initially, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Abramović&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; said, viewers were peaceful and timid, but it escalated to violence quickly.  “&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The experience I learned was that … if you leave decision to the public, you can be killed… I felt really violated: they cut my clothes, stuck rose thorns in my stomach, one person aimed the gun at my head, and another took it away. It created an aggressive atmosphere. After exactly 6 hours, as planned, I stood up and started walking toward the public. Everyone ran away, escaping an actual confrontation.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;This piece revealed something terrible about humanity, similar to what Philip Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment or Stanley Milgram’s Obedience Experiment, both of which also proved how readily people will harm one another under unusual circumstances.” &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;This performance showed just how easy it is to dehumanize a person who &lt;/span&gt;doesn’t&lt;span&gt; fight back, and is particularly powerful because it defies what we think we know about ourselves. I’m certain the no one reading this believes the people around him/her capable of doing such things to another human being, but this performance proves otherwise.” &lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I love this woman  &lt;/p&gt;
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