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Tania Bruguera: On the Political Imaginary

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Published on the occasion of the homonymous survey show, this volume contains documents and essays on Tania Bruguera’s interdisciplinary art.

Artist / Author Carrie Lambert-Beatty, Gerardo Mosquera, Helaine Posner
Publisher Charta
ISBN 978-88-8158-764-3
Reference P2543
Date 2010
Type Publication

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