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AS IF IT WERE

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AS IF IT WERE

Lawrence Weiner

1971

Medium: LANGUAGE + THE MATERIALS REFERRED TO
Dimensions: Dimensions variable
Genre: Sculpture
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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