Immersive Life Practices
Notes
Immersive Life Practices talks to Chicago-based artists and authors about life as an art practice and art as a life practice. The contributors explore a range of concerns, from how to be holistic, ethical, or practical; to how to balance life and work; to formal questions of how to represent a never-ending project.
| Editor | Daniel Tucker |
|---|---|
| Publisher | School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| ISBN | 978-0982879849 |
| Reference | P2710 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Type | Publication |
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