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Theory of Painting by Mel Bochner — VisualArtsDB

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Theory of Painting

1969

Medium: Spray paint on newspaper and Letraset
Dimensions: Dimensions variable
Genre: painting
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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Painting & Sculpture

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Untitled (Study for 8-Part Progression)

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Misunderstandings (A Theory of Photography)

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Untitled (Study for Cantor's Paradox)

Mel Bochner, 1966

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Misunderstandings (A Theory of Photography)

Mel Bochner, 1970

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Principle of Detachment, from QED

Principle of Detachment, from QED

Mel Bochner, 1974

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Mel Bochner, 2009