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Provocations : writings by John Coplans

by John Coplans, Stuart Morgan

A collection of writings from 1963 to 1981 covering subjects such as Classic Modernism, photography, and Pop Art. The volume includes essays on serial imagery and an analysis of the decline of the Pasadena Art Museum.

Accession 7507 ISBN 9781576871249 Publisher London Projects
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