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Newly available in paperback, this landmark volume is the definitive study of the work of visionary American artist Nancy Holt (19382014). Since the late 1960s, Holt’s wide-ranging production has incl
In recent years, the Dallas Museum of Art has expanded its collection of South Asian art from a small number of Indian temple sculptures to nearly 500 works, including Indian Hindu and Buddhist sculpt
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