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Surprise Attack

1973

Medium: Video (black and white, sound)
Dimensions: 2 min.
Genre: Video
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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Media and Performance

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Richard Serra, 1968

Untitled, from The New York Collection for Stockholm

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Weight and Measure

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Richard Serra, 1993

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Richard Serra, 1984

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Richard Serra, 1969

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