East Village USA
Notes
Extracts from exhibition catalogue for “East Village USA” at the New Museum of Contemporary Art revisiting the sprawling, renegade art scene that flourished in the East Village during the 1980s. Text partially obscured.
Artist / Author | Dan Cameron |
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Publisher | New Museum of Contemporary Art |
ISBN | 0-915557-88-6 |
Reference | P2388 |
Date | 2005 |
Type | Publication |
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