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Vanitas : meditations on life and death in contemporary art
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Vanitas : meditations on life and death in contemporary art

by John Ravenal

Examining the work of fourteen international artists, this book links contemporary sculpture and installation art to the theme of life's transience. It analyses how non-traditional materials and forms are used to explore concepts of beauty, death, and loss.

Accession 2182 ISBN 0917046552 Publisher Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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