Decoys and Disruptions: Selected Writings 1975-2001

Notes

The first comprehensive collection of writings by American artist and critic Martha Rosler. Best known for her videos and photography, Rosler has also been an original and influential cultural critic and theorist for over twenty-five years.

Artist / Author Martha Rosler
Publisher MIT Press
ISBN 978-0262681582
Reference P2867
Date 2004
Type Publication

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