Extravagant Bodies: Extravagant Minds
Notes
Extravagant Bodies: Extravagant Minds festival concerned with notions of illness, mental health, normality in Zagreb, Croatia.
| Artist / Author | Kontejner |
|---|---|
| Editor | Ivana Bago, Tihana Bertek, Ivana Jelaca, Olga Majcen Linn, Petar Milat, Suncica Ostoic |
| Publisher | bureau of contemporary art practise |
| ISBN | 9539536068 |
| Reference | P1524 |
| Date | 2010 |
| Journal page | 287 |
| Type | Publication |
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