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Circus by Gordon Matta Clark — VisualArtsDB

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Circus

Gordon Matta Clark

1978

Medium: Pencil, ink, staples, and correction fluid on three sheets of paper
Dimensions: each: 17 3/8 × 21 1/4" (44.1 × 54 cm)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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