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Huma Bhabha : they live

by Eva Respini, Huma Bhabha, Carter E. Foster, Sterling Ruby

A survey of over twenty years of multidisciplinary work in sculpture, drawing, and photography. The collection explores the human figure and themes of war, displacement, and colonialism using a range of materials, from clay and wood to industrial debris.

Accession 15791 ISBN 9780300244762 Publisher Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston, Mass.), Yale University Press
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