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This is not Art : Activism and Other ‘Not-Art’

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A retelling the history of art practice and exposing the ways in which neoliberal norms and values have seeped into every aspect of our lives.

Artist / Author Alana Jelinek
ISBN 978-1848858572
Reference P2112
Date 2013
Type Publication

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