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Robert Irwin Getty Garden

by Lawrence Weschler

This volume documents the design and development of the Getty Center's Central Garden through a series of conversations. It examines the selection of materials and the artistic philosophy behind the site's creation as a living sculpture.

Accession 28597 ISBN 9781606066560 Publisher Getty
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