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Life Less Ordinary: Performance and Display in South African Art

Notes

Publication to coincide with Life Less Ordinary exhibition, Djanogly Art Gallery, Nottingham, 2009

Editor Anna Douglas
Publisher Lakeside Arts Centre
ISBN 9781900809719
Reference P2209
Date 2009
Type Publication

Keywords

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