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The world as light : an introduction to the art of Adi Da Samraj
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The world as light : an introduction to the art of Adi Da Samraj

by Mei-Ling Israel

This survey of forty years of artistic practice includes works from the 2007 Venice Biennale. It examines the human condition and perceptions of identity, questioning the concept of the independent self and its separation from the world.

Accession 7820 ISBN 9781570972300 Publisher Da Plastique and The Dawn Horse Press
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