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Other histories : Guan Wei's fable for a contemporary world : documentation of an exhibition

by Wei Guan, Claire Roberts

This illustrated book documents the exhibition Other Histories at the Powerhouse Museum. It explores migration, history, and memory through mural paintings, museum objects, working drawings, and essays analysing the intersection of fact and fiction.

Accession 25939 ISBN 9781876957117 Publisher Wild Peony Pty Ltd
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