In a book-lined room in Sean Kelly Gallery in New York City, Marina Abramovic sat on one side of a long, wooden table. I sat down across from the performance artist for the first time, still regretting not doing so four years ago at her Museum of Modern Art retrospective, "The Artist Is Present." As I wiped away the last bit of dewiness from my eyes, Abramovic asked me if I'd been in "Generator" yet. "Yes.