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What is installation? : an anthology of writings on Australian installation art

by Adam Geczy, Benjamin Genocchio

A collection of essays examining the emergence and nature of installation art from the 1970s to the present. Topics covered include open air sculpture, site-specificity, and institutional critiques.

Accession 12157 ISBN 1864874309 Publisher Power Publications
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Benjamin Genocchio, Adam Geczy
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David Noonan (b.1969), Domenico De Clario (b.1947), Janet Laurence (Australia, b.1947), Keith Broadfoot, Ken Unsworth (Australia, b.1931), Mike Parr (b.1945), Nigel Helyer, Patricia Piccinini, Rodney Spooner, Rosslynd Piggott (Australia, b.1958)
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