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To Unravel One's Own Skin (Svolgere la Propria Pelle) [3] by Giuseppe Penone — VisualArtsDB

To Unravel One's Own Skin (Svolgere la Propria Pelle) [3]

To Unravel One's Own Skin (Svolgere la Propria Pelle) [3]

Giuseppe Penone

Medium: Letterpress, zincotype print
Dimensions: 70 × 101.6 cm (27 9/16 × 40 in.)
Genre: Photography
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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