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Barney, Beuys : all in the present must be transformed

by Nancy Spector

Published for a Deutsche Guggenheim exhibition, this volume explores the conceptual and aesthetic affinities between Matthew Barney and Joseph Beuys. It analyses their metaphoric use of materials, narrative structures, and performative sculptural practices.

Accession 9416 ISBN 9780892073559 Publisher Guggenheim Museum
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