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Paikvision

Author
Bruce Kurtz
Publication
Artforum
Date
October 1982
Volume
21
Issue
2
ETC archive
ETC0547
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Bruce Kurtz. Paikvision. Artforum. vol. 21, no. 2. October 1982.

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