Photograph 2014 Marco Anelli; Serpentine Galleries
A leaked excerpt from Marina Abramović‘s forthcoming memoir Walk Thorough Walls has hit social media platforms today with the hashtag #theracistispresent.
The internationally celebrated performance artist described Aborigines as ‘living treasures’ but insults their appearance. ‘They look like dinosaurs. They are really strange and different, and they should be treated like living treasures. Yet they are not.’