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Taryn Simon - Contraband

by Taryn Simon, Hans Ulrich Obrist

A catalogue documenting 1,075 items seized or detained from passengers and express mail entering the United States at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The collection records goods intercepted at customs and international mail facilities.

Accession 14081 ISBN 9783775739719 Publisher Hatje Cantz
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