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Cycle of Civilization. The Mythology of the Civilizing Processes by Valie Export — VisualArtsDB

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Cycle of Civilization. The Mythology of the Civilizing Processes

1972

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 15 9/16 × 19 9/16" (39.5 × 49.7 cm)
Genre: photograph
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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