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Invisible colors : the arts of the atomic age / Gabrielle Decamous

by Gabrielle Decamous

This study analyses the nuclear era through artistic responses to major events, including the work of Marie Curie and the disasters at Hiroshima and Fukushima. It explores how art visualises the invisible effects of radiation throughout history.

Accession 14492 ISBN 9780262038546 Publisher MIT Press
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