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A brief history of curating

by Hans Ulrich Obrist, Lionel Bovier

This collection of interviews with pioneering curators maps the development of the curatorial field over fifty years, from early independent projects in the 1960s and 1970s to modern biennales and experimental institutional programmes.

Accession 3198 ISBN 9783905829556 Publisher JRP Ringier
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