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"  Here is how Lady Gaga describes the video that she&amp;#039;s released in collaboration with famed performance artist Marina Abramovi\u0107 in anticipation of her upcoming album ARTPOP: &amp;quot;Last week at a three-day retreat in upstate New York, Marina instructed Lady Gaga in the Abramovi\u0107 Method \u2014 a series of exercises designed to heighten participants&amp;#039; awareness of their physical and mental experience in the present moment.&amp;quot;  Here&amp;#039;s how I would describe the video: I have no idea what&amp;#039;s going on right now.  The two-minute (definitely NSFW) clip sees Gaga singing a single note for thirty seconds, standing in a river, sitting back-to-back with Marina in a weird gray jumpsuit, walking naked through the forest, and cuddling with crystals. Why? It&amp;#039;s not clear. Surely there&amp;#039;s some greater meaning here, but it has yet to be revealed. Yes, Marina Abramovi\u0107 is known for controversial, boundary-testing performance art pieces, and Gaga certainly considers herself a provocateur, but putting them together feels like a volatile combination. Results may vary. Don&amp;#039;t try this at home. The video serves in support of a Kickstarter to fund the Marina Abramovic Institute, which &amp;quot;will be the first space dedicated to practicing the Abramovic Method, which prepares participants to both perform and observe long durational work.&amp;quot; Cool? Watch the video below.      Follow Sam on Twitter. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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