{"id":55133,"date":"2016-11-06T07:17:56","date_gmt":"2016-11-06T11:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=55133"},"modified":"2016-11-06T07:38:16","modified_gmt":"2016-11-06T11:38:16","slug":"marina-abramovic-mention-in-podesta-emails-sparks-accusations-of-satanism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=55133","title":{"rendered":"British Press Attempts to Blow Off Serbian Satanist and Pig&#8217;s Blood Ritual Mentioned in Podesta Emails"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"content__headline js-score\">Marina Abramovi\u0107 mention in Podesta emails sparks accusations of satanism<\/h1>\n<h3>An email from the artist forwarded by Clinton\u2019s campaign chief has been seized on by the right as proof that the Democratic candidate has links with the occult<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<header class=\"content__head tonal__head tonal__head--tone-news content__head--is-badged content__head--us-election \">\n<div class=\"tonal__standfirst u-cf\">\n<div class=\"gs-container\">\n<div class=\"content__main-column\">\n<div class=\"content__standfirst\" data-link-name=\"standfirst\" data-component=\"standfirst\">\n<p>Benjamin Lee<br \/>\nThe Guardian<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"content__main tonal__main tonal__main--tone-news\">\n<div class=\"gs-container\">\n<div class=\"content__main-column content__main-column--article js-content-main-column \">\n<figure id=\"img-1\" class=\"media-primary media-content() \" data-component=\"image\" data-media-id=\"9feb0da64436f3826c070aa12033b1db5d101f89\">\n<div class=\"u-responsive-ratio\"><picture><source srcset=\"http:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9feb0da64436f3826c070aa12033b1db5d101f89\/0_95_1995_1197\/master\/1995.jpg?w=620&amp;q=20&amp;auto=format&amp;usm=12&amp;fit=max&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=ae6c3295fd08005c399086fc0ef5ec4d 1240w\" media=\"(min-width: 980px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 980px) 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120dpi)\" sizes=\"645px\" \/><source srcset=\"http:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9feb0da64436f3826c070aa12033b1db5d101f89\/0_95_1995_1197\/master\/1995.jpg?w=645&amp;q=55&amp;auto=format&amp;usm=12&amp;fit=max&amp;s=79c4230efa1772b688cceb778362869a 645w\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" sizes=\"645px\" \/><source srcset=\"http:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9feb0da64436f3826c070aa12033b1db5d101f89\/0_95_1995_1197\/master\/1995.jpg?w=465&amp;q=20&amp;auto=format&amp;usm=12&amp;fit=max&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=50fde08eec3af910c9e4d4f67c0180fc 930w\" media=\"(min-width: 0px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 0px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" sizes=\"465px\" \/><source srcset=\"http:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9feb0da64436f3826c070aa12033b1db5d101f89\/0_95_1995_1197\/master\/1995.jpg?w=465&amp;q=55&amp;auto=format&amp;usm=12&amp;fit=max&amp;s=09777f5e0d0e9528dfe7646ec9904e01 465w\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"465px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"maxed responsive-img\" src=\"http:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9feb0da64436f3826c070aa12033b1db5d101f89\/0_95_1995_1197\/master\/1995.jpg?w=300&amp;q=55&amp;auto=format&amp;usm=12&amp;fit=max&amp;s=1895c9c553c83970ea4df4f8f0a2920a\" alt=\"Marina Abramovi\u0107\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption caption--main caption--img\">Marina Abramovi\u0107: \u2018I am completely amazed, something is taken out of context for the purpose of winning. We are living in such a strange world.\u2019 Photograph: Jamie McCarthy\/WireImage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"content__meta-container js-content-meta js-football-meta u-cf content__meta-container--twitter \"><\/div>\n<div class=\"content__article-body from-content-api js-article__body\" data-test-id=\"article-review-body\">\n<p>Performance artist Marina Abramovi\u0107 has become an unlikely source of fear for rightwing groups after her name was mentioned in the Podesta emails.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"element element-rich-link element--thumbnail element-rich-link--upgraded\" data-component=\"rich-link\" data-link-name=\"rich-link-1 | 1\">\n<div class=\"rich-link tone-feature--item \">\n<div class=\"rich-link__container\">\n<div class=\"rich-link__image-container u-responsive-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/ff1d610a700580a4ebda4524b6afe96f0e6fb5b5\/0_2359_8238_4942\/master\/8238.jpg?w=460&amp;q=55&amp;auto=format&amp;usm=12&amp;fit=max&amp;s=79170a65601693ee19f1e7dae980dc21\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Performance artist Marina Abramovi\u0107 has become an unlikely source of fear for rightwing groups after her name was mentioned in the Podesta emails.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"u-underline\" href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/podesta-emails\/emailid\/15893\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">In a leaked email<\/a> between Clinton\u2019s campaign chairman, John Podesta, and his brother Tony Podesta, an invitation from Abramovi\u0107 is forwarded. It reads: \u201cI am so looking forward to the Spirit Cooking dinner at my place. Do you think you will be able to let me know if your brother is joining?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The act of spirit cooking involves Abramovi\u0107 using pig\u2019s blood as a way of connecting with the spiritual world, to cook up thoughts rather than food. A video of the practice shows her writing various statements with the blood, such as \u201cwith a sharp knife cut deeply into your middle finger eat the pain\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Abramovi\u0107 is known, and lauded, for work that focuses on pain, blood and the relationship between the performer and the audience. Her work has won many awards, including the Golden Lion at Venice.<\/p>\n<p>The email has caused shock within some Republican circles, with Alex Jones\u2019s news site <a class=\"u-underline\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infowars.com\/spirit-cooking-clinton-campaign-chairman-invited-to-bizarre-satanic-performance\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Infowars<\/a> calling it \u201cone of the most disturbing WikiLeaks revelations to date\u201d, as well as stating \u201creports that FBI agents see Hillary Clinton as \u2018the antichrist personified\u2019 now make a lot more sense\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On Twitter, #SpiritCooking was the top trend on Friday morning. Republican author Mark Dice <a class=\"u-underline\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkDice\/status\/794600567637086208\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">tweeted<\/a>: \u201cI am now accepting apologies from everyone who said I was crazy for writing books about how the Establishment are Satanists\u201d. While another <a class=\"u-underline\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/theeKipster\/status\/794601112120659968\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">tweet<\/a>, shared over 1,000 times compared her to the serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.<\/p>\n<p>Abramovi\u0107 spoke about the reaction today to <a class=\"u-underline\" draggable=\"true\" href=\"http:\/\/www.artnews.com\/2016\/11\/04\/marina-abramovic-on-right-wing-attacks-its-absolutely-outrageous-and-ridiculous\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Artnews<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m outraged, because this is taken completely out of my context,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was just a normal dinner. It was actually just a normal menu, which I call spirit cooking. There was no blood, no anything else. We just call things funny names, that\u2019s all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also claimed that those referring to her body of work as satanic are mistaken. \u201cMy work is really more about spirituality and not anything else,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ve been doing my work for so long, and this is a misunderstanding. It\u2019s absolutely outrageous and ridiculous \u2026 I mean, this world is really turning to hell. I am completely amazed, something is taken out of context for the purpose of winning. We are living in such a strange world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/2016\/nov\/04\/marina-abramovic-podesta-clinton-emails-satanism-accusations\">http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/2016\/nov\/04\/marina-abramovic-podesta-clinton-emails-satanism-accusations<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marina Abramovi\u0107 mention in Podesta emails sparks accusations of satanism An email from the artist forwarded by Clinton\u2019s campaign chief has been seized on by the right as proof that the Democratic candidate has links with the occult<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55133\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=55133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=55133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=55133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}