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MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ 1. An artist’s conduct in his life: – An artist should not lie to himself or others – An artist should not steal ideas from other artists – An artist should not compromise for themselves or in regards to the art market – An artist should not kill other human beings – An artist should not make themselves into an idol – An artist should not make themselves into an idol – An artist should not make themselves into an idol 2. An artist’s relation to his love life: – An artist should avoid falling in love with another artist – An artist should avoid falling in love with another artist – An artist should avoid falling in love with another artist 3. An artist’s relation to the erotic: – An artist should develop an erotic point of view on the world – An artist should be erotic – An artist should be erotic – An artist should be erotic 4. An artist’s relation to suffering: – An artist should suffer – From the suffering comes the best work – Suffering brings transformation – Through the suffering an artist transcends their spirit – Through the suffering an artist transcends their spirit – Through the suffering an artist transcends their spirit 22 • Exart magazin 5. An artist’s relation to depression: – An artist should not be depressed – Depression is a disease and should be cured – Depression is not productive for an artist – Depression is not productive for an artist – Depression is not productive for an artist 6. An artist’s relation to suicide: – Suicide is a crime against life – An artist should not commit suicide – An artist should not commit suicide – An artist should not commit suicide 7. An artist’s relation to inspiration: – An artist should look deep inside themselves for inspiration – The deeper they look inside themselves, the more universal they become – The artist is universe – The artist is universe – The artist is universe 8. An artist’s relation to self-control: – The artist should not have self-c control about his life – The artist should have total self-control about his work – The artist should not have self-control about his life – The artist should have total self-control about his work