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The art of Xu Bing : words without meaning, meaning without words / Britta Erickson

This volume examines contemporary artworks utilising Chinese calligraphy and traditional media in unconventional settings. Accompanying a 2001 exhibition at the Sackler Gallery, it explores the relationship between word and image.

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