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This ‘exhibition in a book’ features the work of over 100 artists who examine the place and function of performance in the contemporary world.

Artist / Author Jens Hoffmann and Joan Jonas
Publisher Thames & Hudson
ISBN 0-500-93006-6
Reference P0625
Date 2005
Type Publication

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