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Mike Parr : language and chaos

by Mike Parr, Elspeth Pitt, Roger Butler, Donald Brook

A collection of essays examining the performance art and visual culture of an influential Australian artist, exploring themes of politics, philosophy, literature, and psychoanalysis across a career spanning nearly fifty years.

Accession 22042 ISBN 9780642334633 Publisher National Gallery of Australia
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