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Read/Reap by Bruce Nauman — VisualArtsDB

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Read/Reap

1983

Medium: Colored chalks, pencil, and masking tape on cut-and-pasted papers
Dimensions: 71 x 70 3/8" (180.3 x 178.8 cm)
Genre: painting
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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