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When the curtain never comes down : performance art and the alter ego

by Valérie Rousseau, Anne-Imelda Radice, Mario del Curto

This illustrated exhibition catalogue examines daily rituals, public actions, and performance art through the work of twenty-seven self-taught artists from around the world.

Accession 12200 ISBN 9780912161242 Publisher American Folk Art Museum
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