Performing Rights Collection – London – A Gallery of Utopias
Notes
Artists imagine different ways of seeing the places and spaces around us.
This item is part of the Study Room Guide On shit, piss, blood, sweat and tears by Lois Keidan (P2195)
Part of the Library of Performing Rights (LPR) (P3041).
| Artist / Author | Lisa Wesley and Andrew Blackwood |
|---|---|
| Reference | D0558 |
| Date | 2006 |
| Type | DVD |
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