MarinaAbramovic

The Museum of Modern Love | Heather Rose

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I loved this book primarily because I love Marina Abramovic. It tells the true story of Marina‘s art, so singular & intriguing, focusing on her time sitting at MOMA for months staring into people‘s eyes & the long lines of people waiting for the opportunity to sit before her. It covers a wide range of her events. I appreciated hearing about her parents. Through it all there is the fictional story being told of several attendees of the MOMA event.

BarbaraBB I never knew this book is about Marina. I love her art so much! Stacking! 1mo

Suet624 @BarbaraBB I didn‘t realize it either until @Jas16 sent it to me. You‘ll like it. 1mo

CarolynM I liked this one more than I expected to. I thought some of it was a bit pretentious but lots of it was really good. I think you‘ll like it too @BarbaraBB 1mo

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Suet624 @CarolynM Pretentious? I‘m curious about that. 1mo

CarolynM I can't remember the details and I don't have a copy of the book any more, so I can't give you chapter and verse, but I think it was that some of the discussion about the significance of the artwork was a bit much for my taste. I felt like the writer was trying too hard with some of the descriptions. 1mo

Suet624 @CarolynM interesting. I can see how the character of Levin and his music might have felt that way. I‘m so in awe of Marina that I may not have seen the sections on her as pretentious. I just find her courageous and one of a kind. 1mo

Jeg I remember this book , not all the details but that I did enjoy it. 1mo

Suet624 @Jeg ❤️❤️ 1mo

Jeg Just checked I read it 8 years ago for book club and yes I did love it. 1mo

Suet624 @Jeg I‘m really glad you liked it as much as I did. Honestly, I didn‘t realize it was published that long ago! 1mo

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Suet624

The Museum of Modern Love | Heather Rose

I‘ve posted some hard things recently so I thought I‘d throw this photo on Litsy: my 2 year old granddaughter who is definitely in my personal museum of modern love.

CaitlinR What a beautiful girl! 2mo

Suet624 @CaitlinR I always appreciate the innocence of little faces. She‘s a goofy little sweetheart. 2mo

LeahBergen 🥰🥰🥰 2mo

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AmyG Such a beautiful child! ❤️ 2mo

Chelsea.Poole Precious! 2mo

Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 2mo

dabbe #photocontestwinner! She is gorgeous! 🤩😍🤩 2mo

tpixie Adorable! 🥰 2mo

BarbaraBB She is adorable. Love those pigtails (is that the right word?) 😍😍 2mo

Suet624 @BarbaraBB it is. 😊 2mo

Susanita ♥️♥️♥️ 2mo

sarahbarnes She is beautiful and appropriately skeptical. 2mo

Suet624 @sarahbarnes She definitely is skeptical. Hahaha. She recently said to me in a very Bostonian accent (which I don't think she's ever heard) “Oh my Gawd“! 2mo

Suet624 @AmyG @chelsea.poole @Dabbe @tpixie Thanks, all. 2mo

Ruthiella Adorable! 🥰 2mo

kspenmoll What a sweetie! 💕💕 2mo

Jas16 Oh my gosh- so cute! 2mo

Suet624 @Jas16 just sent you a very enthusiastic email. 😂 2mo

tpixie @Suet624 the strawberry blond hair, blue eyes, pink lips, toddler skin and cute cheeks!!! 🌺🌺🌺 2mo

Suet624 @tpixie I know, right? 2mo

DrSabrinaMoldenReads She‘s beautiful 2mo

tpixie @Suet624 🩷🩵🩷 2mo

marleed She is stunning 😍 2mo

Deblovestoread Adorable! 2mo

TheBookgeekFrau Those eyes!! 🤩 2mo

Amiable So much cuteness! 😍 2mo

CarolynM She‘s gorgeous😍 2mo

Reggie Is she Gracie‘s little sister? She‘s beautiful! 2mo

Suet624 @Reggie good memory about Gracie! No, she is Gracie‘s cousin. Her name is Charley. And now I‘m about to post another series of photos with a third red haired grandchild/cousin. 2mo

youneverarrived She‘s so cute 🩷🩷 2mo

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 2mo

Jeg Beautiful 1mo

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Suet624

The Museum of Modern Love | Heather Rose

Well this quote caught my attention….

BarbaraBB Scary 2mo

Amiable My birthday is April 21. I cringe every year because a lot of horrible events have happened in history during the week before—Waco, Oklahoma City, Columbine, Virginia Tech, the Boston Marathon bombing, the fire at Notre Dame, etc. … if we make it to my birthday without a major tragedy I usually breathe a sign of relief. 2mo

Bookwormjillk Hmmmm, yikes 2mo

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Suet624 @BarbaraBB I agree. 😩 2mo

Suet624 @Amiable that‘s so intense. I had never put it together that so many things happened then. Why does that happen???? 2mo

Suet624 @Bookwormjillk yeah, my thought exactly. (edited) 2mo

AmyG What will happen this year???? 😬 2mo

Suet624 @AmyG 🥴😳 2mo

sarahbarnes Terrifying. 2mo

Reggie Yikes! 2mo

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Suet624

The Museum of Modern Love | Heather Rose

Today it‘s snowing. A year ago Vermonters were joyous because there was actually sunshine in our state for the solar eclipse. I miss that day. It was spectacular. So today I‘ll see if I can buy an iPhone from a local store before the prices increase (I hate you know who) and I‘ll read this book that I can‘t get enough of.

BarbaraBB Snow! Is that normal for this time of year in VT? 2mo

sarahbarnes This sounds good - stacking. And I hear you on the iPhone. I need to get one, too, but keep putting it off. 2mo

Suet624 @BarbaraBB spring is cruel around here. It‘s not unusual for it to snow even later in the month after the daffodils have come up. 2mo

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Suet624 @sarahbarnes I have an iPhone X that used to be my son‘s phone. 😂 he‘s upgraded twice since then. 2mo

Hooked_on_books I hate him, too. 2mo

marleed Dang I was just noticing how much more often my iPhone needs a charge and was trying to figure out if I could steal away a weekday to upgrade my phone before I deeply regret that I didn‘t. My days are book solid for over a week and I‘m afraid I‘ll be too late. 2mo

Suet624 @marleed they actually had a promotional deal going. It was as if they had no idea what was about to happen. I got a 15 at a ridiculous price. 2mo

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Deblovestoread

The Museum of Modern Love | Heather Rose

#Two4Tuesday

1) I love a good museum. The Blasket Centre is a museum of the Blasket Islands and the stories of its inhabitants until the last one left. Dunquin, Ireland. I‘ll also give a shout out to the Portland Art Museum. It‘s a fine way to spend an afternoon.

2) The tagged book was on an #AuldLangSpine list a few years ago.

Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView

Want to play @Blueroseis @LiseWorks @PageShifter

TheSpineView You're welcome and thanks for playing 9mo

LiseWorks Oh dear, I don't do museums. Mostly because they are far from me. I prefer the museum of nature. The outdoors. 😏 9mo

Kimzey Ohhh, I went to the Blasket Centre last year! They did an excellent job using material culture and oral histories to tell the stories of the islanders. It was a beautiful day and we ate lunch outside looking out at the ocean. I wish I could go back and spend more time there. 2mo

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giulia.mosna

When Marina Abramovic Dies: A Biography | James Westcott

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4+/5 ⭐

Non mi ha reso Marina Abramović più simpatica (che non è il suo scopo, essendo una biografia), ma decisamente più comprensibile.

It didn't make me like Marina Abramović more (which wasn't its goal, being a biography), but it did help me understand her better.

(Picture: me sitting on Abramović's "Chair for Human Use (III)" in front of Monet's "Le bassin aux nymphéas" at the Fondation Beyeler, Riehen)

iaietta 😍😍😍 1y

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Megabooks

The Museum of Modern Love | Heather Rose

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Recently I‘ve been thinking about whether art has to have a perspective to be art. This novel looks at a piece by real-life performance artist Marina Abramović that is all perspective. In 2010, she sat all day for 75 days in a gallery and stared directly into the eyes of anyone who sat across from her. This feat of physical and emotional endurance is just incredible. The story focused mainly on one fictional character very moved by this, but ⬇️

Cinfhen, vivastory, BarbaraBB

Megabooks I enjoyed the parts more where the author dove into Marina‘s thoughts and feelings. She did a great job in mirroring the tension building through the 75 days. A very thought-provoking #audiobook! 3y

BarbaraBB I‘ve been meaning to read this. Great review 🤍 3y

Cinfhen I loved this one / it was really memorable @BarbaraBB Great review, Meg! 3y

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Moony Marina is such an impressing woman. I read her autobiography. Such an intensive life. 3y

Megabooks @BarbaraBB I definitely think you‘d enjoy it! 👍🏻 3y

Megabooks @Cinfhen agreed! I‘m still actively thinking about it. 3y

Megabooks @Moony I‘ll have to add her autobiography to my TBR because she is a fascinating person. She was on Finding Your Roots, and that was really interesting. 3y

Megabooks Oh and thank you both 😘😘 @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB 3y

vivastory What @barbarabb said, I have been meaning to read this. It sounds fascinating. Thanks for the tag! 3y

Centique My daughter wrote a paper on Abramovic and her most controversial exhibition, Rhythm 0, for her art history class. It was mind blowing to read about it. I must get to this soon! 3y

Megabooks @vivastory I think you‘d love this! 3y

Megabooks @Centique that‘s fantastic! I doubt you could talk about her art in some classrooms around where I live. Her pieces are insane, thoughtful, and phenomenal. Her POV is so intense. 3y

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literateBee

Walk Through Walls (Signed and Numbered Collector's) | Marina Abramovic

Mine was neither signed nor numbered, but I loved it none the less.

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booklover3258

The Museum of Modern Love | Heather Rose

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My review of this book can be found on my Youtube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/uO6j6km2S7s

Enjoy!

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Eggs

Museum of Modern Love | Heather Rose

"Art will wake you up. Art will break your heart. There will be glorious days. If you want eternity you must be fearless." --

#modernlove #loveprevails @Eggs

mavey Love this quote! 4y

Eggs @Mavey Moi aussi! 4y

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