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    The Macaron That Tastes Like Marina Abramovic

    by Hannah Foster Oct 16, 2017 3 minutes

    Raphaël Castoriano, Marina Abramovic’s Taste, 2017, from the series “Pastry Portrait.”

    Stepping into the small office suite in midtown Manhattan, I half expected to find gurgling pots filled with caramelizing crystals, molds crusted with chocolate, and white powder dusting the doorway. Instead, in the headquarters of the sugar/art company Kreëmart, I found a cluster of normal-looking rooms with a small kitchen. The company’s director and founder, Raphael Castoriano, offered me a cup of tea and a variety of sweeteners, saying, “Pick your poison.” The bottle he held

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