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Self-Playing Violin by Laurie Anderson — VisualArtsDB

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Self-Playing Violin

Laurie Anderson

1974

Medium: Modified violin with built-in speaker and amplifier (sound)
Dimensions: 23 x 10 x 4 1/2 in., 31 min.
Genre: Sculpture
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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