Thinking Art – Beyond Traditional Aesthetics
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Essays on philosophical and aesthetic perspectives on painting, photography, music, architecture, performance and cinema.
| Artist / Author | Various |
|---|---|
| Editor | Andrew Benjamin, Peter Osborne |
| Publisher | ICA |
| ISBN | 0-905263-29-4 |
| Reference | P1972 |
| Date | 1991 |
| Type | Publication |
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