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About the author anastassios antonaras is archaeologist-museologist at the museum of byzantine culture, thessaloniki
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John richardson, william dallas, spencer cobbold et al - the museum of natural history: being a popular account of the structure, habits, and classification of the various departments of the animal kingdom: quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fishes, shells, and insects, including the insects destructive to agriculture - glasgow: william mackenzie caplease view the photos for further details! shipped tracked and insuredi have taken a photo of all the platesspines are firm and intactour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storevolumes 1 and 2gilt edges to all 3 sides of each book*buyer please pay within 3 days* read moredivine i: mammaliaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplates of which are colouredplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedivine 1 is slightly split along the front gutter as shown in the last photodivine ii: mammaliasome rubbing to the corners112 pages with full page coloured 17 platesthis book is carried on from divine ipublished by william mackenzie ca very rare gilded & embossed illustrated hardcover bookcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam bookshop victoria road zoë skoulding's evocative and resonant new collection of poetry, the museum of disappearing sounds, is her third collection from serenbook is in very good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read moresigned by author and dated (as pictured) there are small annotations in pencil written by the previous owner at the sides of some of the poemsshe is also editor of poetry wales and a noted performer of her own work, often in collaboration with visual or musical artists
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Through detailed ethnography of the transactions that a displaced people entered into in seeking to rebuild their lives, this book analyses how people re-make sociality in an era of post-colonial neoliberalism without taking either the transformative power of globalization or the resilience of indigenous culture as its starting pointthis study focuses on the subsequent reconstruction and contests over the morality of exchanges that are generative of new forms of social stratificationit also contributes to the understanding of the problems of post-disaster reconstruction and development projectssee oxfam website for delivery information read moresuch new dynamics of stratification are central to contemporary processes of globalization in the pacific, and more widelyoxfam bookshop beverley in , the pacific island village of matupit was partially destroyed by a volcanic eruption
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However, by responding to this by attempting to synthesise buddhism with the values of contemporary culture can lead to doubts about authenticity and dilutionbuddhist traditions are often perceived as inaccessible and too firmly fixed to a cultural framework with some people, especially women, left feeling alienated and undervaluedover the past few decades buddhism has deepened its presence in the west and as a result teachings and practices are becoming integrated with those of western psychology in a more productive waysee oxfam website for delivery information read morewritten by psychologists and scholars, the essays discuss many of the difficult questions raised by buddhism's increased presenceoxfam bookshop brighton this collection of writings presents contemporary views on the integration of buddhism in the westin particular the issue of the balance between authenticity and accessibility is examinedexamining these issues and many more, the contributors seek to bring buddhism into a realistic and informed relationship with contemporary western thoughtthe decline of mechanism and positivism offers new opportunities to bring together western buddhist views of the mind and its relationship to its surroundings
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Exhibition catalogue of the exhibition "on the verge of visibility" by wolgang tillmans at the museum of contemporary art in serralves inour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea very lovely book by the famous german photographerthe cover of the book has the particularity of unfolding like a leporello in 3 partscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Being six lectures to working men, delivered at the museum of practical geologyfront hinge is exposed to the webbing with 2Â overall, in good conditionoxfam bookshop raeburn place on our knowledge of the causes of organic naturegreen embossed cloth boards are in very good condition except for small mark at bottom of spine (possible sticker has been removed)see oxfam website for delivery information read moreby professor huxley published by robert hardwicke, first edition, 156pp, there are no adverts in this edition unlike other copies28 pages have been marked with pencil, either underlining or with brackets/lines down the side of the text5" separated at the bottom
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The expedition yielded further important trophies and discoveries, including the cuneiform library of sennacherib's grandson ashurbanipal, on which most modern knowledge of assyrian culture is foundeddiscoveries in the ruins of nineveh and babylon; with travels in armenia, kurdistan and the desert: being the result of a second expedition undertaken for the trustees of the british museum this volume details layard’s important second british museum expedition in , describing in detail the discoveries that were made, especially focusing on the momentous assyrian artefactsrubbing and bumping to head and foot of spine, with wear to edges of spineplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepages are tight and almost clean with some spots, light marks, or foxingsome rubbing to front inner hingerichly illustrated with fold-out frontispiece ‘ north-eastern façade and grand entrance of sennacherib’s palace (kouyunjik)’, 4 folding plates and plans, 8 tinted lithographic plates, over 20 full-page plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps ‘map of assyria, and map of mesopotamia’ at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravingsa scarce and an original first edition copy for collectors of austen henry layard, 19th century travel books, and for those interested in nineveh, mesopotamia, iraq, babylonia, babylonians, medes, chaldeans, persians, scythians, cimmerians the middle east, travel and explorationcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableitem description first edition of this authoritative study on the assyrian cities of nineveh and babylon based on layard's second expedition to the regionnot really sure of page(s) cut within the (appendix) between pagesplates are brightcondition wear at extremitiesthis will be of interest for the archaeology and early travel enthusiast as the number and quality of illustrations, maps and diagrams really elevate this worksome pencil writing on front free endpaperour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebook dimensions: 23 x 15 x 4slight tears or creases to edges of the fold-out plans and map, but still in nice clean conditioninternally; is almost good5cm & number of pages: 686 including appendix & index + 2 pages of publishers’ worksoverall; good, and tight used copy (please see pictures)published by john murray, londonsecurely bound with hinges fully intact with no loose or detached pagesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikititles in gilt to spineoriginal brown cloth by edmonds & remnants, with impressive elaborate blind stamping design of great winged bull to front and rear coversapart from his great archaeological accomplishment in identifying kouyunjik as the site of the ancient city nineveh, layard provides an extensive analysis of the ancient assyrian world and its history, as revealed by the discoveries, and also writes about the daily life and customs of the country
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Oxfam shop nether edge there is a growing recognition of the role that culture can play in sustainable development strategiesparticular attention is paid to the formation of the unesco convention on the protection and the promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions, a landmark instrument in debates about culture and developmentthe book goes on to explore some of the practical implications that this international treaty is beginning to have for the ways that culture is (and is not) being integrated into contemporary development policy and practicethis development has generally been welcomed, but also raises a number of questions: what are the implications in policy and practice? who are the most influential voices in promoting a global agenda for culture and development, and to what extent has the creation of new international policy instruments reflected a consensus? more fundamentally, what is meant by "culture" in these discussions and who has the power to give particular definitions political and legal authority? the politics of cultural development seeks to provide a theoretically and historically informed response to such questions, illustrated by reference to case studies (including the european union, the caribbean and china)this book will be useful for students, academics and policymakers in the fields of international development, international relations, international political economy, cultural policy and cultural theorysee oxfam website for delivery information read morenote: has dedication to inner leaf, otherwise as new
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Based upon earlier observations made by alexander turyn in the byzantine manuscript tradition of the tragedies of euripides, the text contains rigorous analysis of the euripidean manuscripts together with images from themoxfam books & music crouch end originally published in , this book is concerned with the process through which the plays of euripides were transmitted across seventeen centuries and finally copied into late byzantine manuscriptssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is a highly informative book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in euripides and manuscript history
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Corey is consulting curator at the high museum of artguillaume fonkenell is curator of sculpture and museum historian at the musee du louvreputney is an art historian and head of the art museum practices program at the university of toledo and consulting curator of medieval art at the toledo museum of artbruce guenther is chief curator and robert and mercedes eichholz curator of modern and contemporary art at the portland art museumabout the author laura dsarah kennel is curator of photographs at the national gallery of art, washington, dpaula deitz is editor of the hudson review
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Water supply of byzantine constantinople, hardcover by crow, james, isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free p&p in the uk this is the most detailed study to date of one of the most impressive feats of engineering of the entire roman period and its equally impressive early medieval survival and rennovationit presents a synthesis of historical material combined with the results of ten years of fieldwork
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Authors: culture clubthe best of culture clubtitle: the best of culture clubbinding: audio cd
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In the rise of civilization in india and pakistan the authors have completely revised and rewritten their earlier work to present an integrated and dynamic account of human culture in south asiaoffering an original and stimulating perspective on the archaeology of the subcontinent, the rise of civilization in india and pakistan will be invaluable to students of south asian culture and early historydrawing primarily upon the archaeological record, and supported by ethnographic, linguistic and historical evidence, the authors trace the origins and development of culture in india and pakistan from its earliest roots in palaeolithic times, through the rise and disintegration of the great indus civilization to the emergence of regional cultures, and the arrival and spread of indo-aryan speaking peoplesthey conclude with the early buddhist period and the appearance of city states right across pakistan and north india, establishing the pattern of subcontinental unity and regional diversity that was to characterize the country henceforwardcambridge world archeologyoxfam bookshop leeds 379ppadvances in related fields, particularly in geomorphology, palaeobotany and palaeoclimatology, have also radically altered our picture of the emergence of indian civilisationthe authors have made every attempt to incorporate the results of the most recent research and their book is illustrated throughout with photographs, maps and line diagramssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit will also appeal to anyone interested in historical geography, world prehistory and archaeology in generalmany spectacular discoveries of archaeological significance have been made in the indian subcontinent since the first appearance of raymond and bridget allchin's book the birth of indian civilization, for long the most authoritative and widely read text on its subject
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Joining disciplinary worlds, this book aims to explore this ambitious claim, invoking viewpoints as diverse as evolutionary culture theory, cultural anthropology, archaeology, cognitive psychology, ethology, and philosophy" french philosopher of science michel serres states that girard's theory provides a darwinian theory of culture because it "proposes a dynamic, shows an evolution and gives a universal explanationoxfam books & music lancaster from his groundbreaking violence and the sacred and things hidden since the foundation of the world, rené girard's mimetic theory is presented as elucidating "the origins of cultureequally, girard's theory is presented as having the potential to become for the human and social sciences something akin to the integrating framework that present-day biological science owes to darwin-something compatible with it and complementary to it in accounting for the still remarkably little understood phenomenon of human emergence" he posits that archaic religion (or "the sacred"), particularly in its dynamics of sacrifice and ritual, is a neglected and major key to unlocking the enigma of "how we became humansee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe contributors provide major evidence in favor of girard's hypothesis" this major claim has, however, remained underscrutinized by scholars working on girard's theory, and it is mostly overlooked within the natural and social sciences
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As such, it is thought to be one of the most essential statements of post-modern culture to dateoxfam bookshop bloomsbury street symbiosis, as defined by kisho kurokawa, one of japan's leading architects, is a new way of interpreting today's culturesee oxfam website for delivery information read morea philosophy which takes its name from ecological and biological concepts, it puts forward ideals developed from traditional japanese philosophy and culture, while continually acknowledging the presence of the multivalent, contemporary worldit is a philosophy of "both-and" rather than "either-or", a practice of mix-and-match rather than creation from scratch, an ethic of inclusion rather than exclusionkurokawa feels that we will recognize each other's differing personalities while competing and will co-operate while we oppose and criticize each other
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the budapest museum of fine arts- is considered one of the great museums of europe, the variety of its holdings, its historical continuity and a large number of master pieces have ensuredthe museum a secure place among the major art collectionssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The music of john, paul, george, and ringo played a part in waking up an entire generation of soviet youth, opening their eyes to seventy years of bland official culture and rigid authoritarianismsoviet leaders had suppressed most western popular music since the days of jazz, but the beatles and the bands they inspired-both in the west and in russia-battered down the walls of state culture" see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop macclesfield imagine a world where beatlemania was against the law-recordings scratched onto medical x-rays, merchant sailors bringing home contraband lps, spotty broadcasts taped from western am radio late in the night"bitles," they whispered, "yeah, yeah, yeahby stealth, by way of whispers, through the illicit late night broadcasts on radio luxembourg, the soviet beatles kids tuned inleslie woodhead's how the beatles rocked the kremlin tells the unforgettable-and endearingly odd-story of russians who discovered that all you need is beatlesthis was no fantasy world populated by blue meanies but the ussr, where a vast nation of music fans risked repression to hear the defining band of the british invasion
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Oxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no marks or wear the fundamental book of eliezer schweid is a modern interpretation of the bible as narrative and law which can reopen the dialogue of contemporary jews with the bible, from which a dynamic jewish culture can continue to draw its inspirationthe approach draws at the same time from the philosophical modernism of hermann cohen, the dialogical philosophy of buber, the religious phenomenology of heschel, and the insights of contemporary biblical scholars, including literary analysts of the biblesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreschweid helps us to appreciate the broader message of the narrative of creation and settlement of the land in its ecumenical and planetary dimensionsthe world is gods creation, and its resources are to be deployed as necessary for the sustenance and need-fulfillment of all peoples and all creatures equally a message very much relevant to the ecological crisis facing us all at the present time
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Every great philosopher has warned against it, in our most lasting stories and countless works of art, in all culture and all agesthe result is an inspiring and timely reminder that humility and confidence are our greatest friends when confronting the challenges of a culture that tends to fan the flames of ego, a book full of themes and life lessons that will resonate, uplift and inspireit's evaporated great fortunes and run companies into the groundits name? ego, and it is the enemy - of ambition, of success and of resilienceit's made adversity unbearable and turned struggle into shamein ego is the enemy, ryan holiday shows us how and why ego is such a powerful internal opponent to be guarded against at all stages of our careers and lives, and that we can only create our best work when we identify, acknowledge and disarm its dangerssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music perth a powerful meditation on the nature and dangers of ego, from the author of the nodrawing on an array of inspiring characters and narratives from literature, philosophy and history, the book explores the nature and dangers of ego to illustrate how you can be humble in your aspirations, gracious in your success and resilient in your failures1 new york times bestseller stillness is the key, and obstacle is the way - over 1 million copies sold 're-read it each yearit's that important' derek sivers, author of anything you want 'ryan holiday is one of his generation's finest thinkers' steven pressfield, author of the war of art 'this is a book i want every athlete, aspiring leader, entrepreneur, thinker and doer to read' george raveling, nike's director of international basketball 'inspiring yet practical' robert greene, author of the 48 laws of power it's wrecked the careers of promising young geniuses
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The two bracelets are entirely made of sterling silver and one has ten ancient figures from the incan culturethe other is a wonderful vintage 900 silver bracelet, from spain, with 3 beautiful pendants that represent the symbols of spanish culture29 g and measures 18 cmour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteshipping costs to be paid by the buyertwo unique vintage 900 silver bracelets by artisan craftsmenit weighs around 55 g and measures cmit weighs approxcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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It has been a major catalyst and inspiration for literature and the arts in western culturethrough its various guises as magic cauldron, cornucopia, horn of plenty and chalice cup it has remained at the centre of popular culture since antiquitycharting the emergence of the story of the grail offers a fascinating insight into both paganism, christianity and eastern mysticismoxfam shop colne road the holy grail is a subject that fascinates and intriguessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Bignow condemns the narcissism of modern culturehis work is in public collections, ministére de la culture du royaume du maroc, instituto cervantes, museo mexicano del diseño, fondation alliance française, celebrities such as pau gasol, omar sharif (rip), grammy winner tomatito … read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis dualism is the key to his work, most of images are stripped to their essentials, the images reflect the heart and the absence of heart in contemporary society from the serie "classic streets" signed with coain festivals « la fête du graphisme », paris, « tanja street art » tangier, morocco, international art fair arco, madridexhibitions in musée des arts décoratifs paris france,centro el matadero de madrid spain,palais des nations, genève suisse, agora gallery new yorkcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The henry ford museumvintage simpsons the museum collectiongreenfield village6 tea cups 6 saucers 6 side plates two further sets availableaffiliate of pfaltzgraff cogorgeous vibrant coloursvery attractive, unusually deep saucers
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Discoveries in the ruins of nineveh and babylon; with travels in armenia, kurdistan and the desert: being the result of a second expedition undertaken for the trustees of the british museum illustrated with folding frontispiece, 4 folding plates and plans, 13 full-page plates, 8 tinted lithographic plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravings an account of layard’s important second british museum expedition in , describing in detail the discoveries that were made, especially focusing on the momentous assyrian artefactscondition wear at extremities with rubbing and bumping to cornersplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteno writing or inscriptionssecurely bound with hinges fully intact, some instances of internal separation but text block sound with no loose or detached pagescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableitem description first edition of this authoritative study on the assyrian cities of nineveh and babylon based on layard's second expedition to the regiontop of spine cover missingrichly illustrated with fold-out frontispiece, 4 folding plates and plans, 8 tinted lithographic plates, 13 full-page plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravingsplates are clean and bright (please see pictures)this will be of interest for the archaeology and early travel enthusiast as the number and quality of illustrations, maps and diagrams really elevate this work5cm & number of pages: 686 including appendix & indexour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebook dimensions: 23 x 15 x 4internally; is almost goodpages are tight and clean with occasional, spots, light marks, or foxingpublished by john murray, londonare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikititles in gilt to spineoriginal brown cloth by edmonds & remnants, with impressive elaborate blind stamping design of great winged bull to front and rear coverslacks 2 pages from the appendix between pages 672 and 673 (see picture 54), a couple of maps are taped but still completeapart from his great archaeological accomplishment in identifying kouyunjik as the site of the ancient city nineveh, layard provides an extensive analysis of the ancient assyrian world and its history, as revealed by the discoveries, and also writes about the daily life and customs of the country
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Traditional museums like corinium museum in cirencester, cotswolds museum in bourton-on-the-water, gloucester cathedral, roman baths, sudeley castle or blenheim palace are complemented by fabulous gardens of westonbirt, painswick, batsford and hidcotein recognition of the beauty of this quintessentially english countryside, the area covering 790 square miles was designated an area of outstanding natural beauty inbeata moore's glorious photographs show the charm of the cotswolds through the seasonsthis area is a perfect blend of gentle rolling hills, plentiful archaeological sites and charming villages built from a local honey coloured limestonesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop wolverhampton set in the heart of england's countryside, the cotswolds occupies the area between gloucester, bath, oxford and stratford-upon-avondespite its popularity with tourists, the cotswolds remains tranquil and serenethe perfect, traditional cotswolds villages offer historic places, friendly pubs and craft shopsmost of the villages and smaller towns have survived unspoiltthe countryside with its gentle hills and open spaces is ideal for a variety of outdoor activities such as horse-riding, cycling, ballooning and walking, making the cotswolds a dream place to live and visit
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The henry ford museumvintage simpsons the museum collectiongreenfield villageaffiliate of pfaltzgraff co18 tea cups 18 saucers 18 side plates read moregorgeous vibrant coloursvery attractive, unusually deep saucers
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Jones's resulting study is a comprehensive analysis of styles of ornamental design, presenting key examples ranging from maori tattoos, egyptian columns, and greek borders to byzantine mosaic, indian embroidery, and elizabethan carvingshis aim was to improve the quality of western design by changing the habits of victorian designers, who indiscriminately mixed elements from a wide variety of sourcesits inspiration came from pioneering british architect and designer owen jones (), who produced a comprehensive design treatise for the machine age, lavishly illustrated in vivid chromolithographic colorat once splendidly victorian and insistently modern, the grammar of ornament celebrates objects of beauty from across time periods and continents, and remains an indispensable sourcebook todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read morejones made detailed observations of decorative arts on his travels in europe, the middle east, and in his native london, where he studied objects on display at the great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations in and at local museumsthe studio library of decorative art, the grammar of ornament owen jones hardcover with dust jacket good condition - some tears to the dust jacket first published in , the grammar of ornament remains a design classic
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Proof in black of the three mini sheets of the princely treasures from the museum of viennasent by registered mail with philatelic postageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe sheets sent are those shown in the photosprint run: 750 rare the sheets are mnhthe sheet has a white stain that does not affect the stampsplease see the photos to form your own impressioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Dion received the ninth annual larry aldrich foundation award (), the joan mitchell foundation award (), the lucida art award of the smithsonian american art museum (), and a guggenheim fellowship ()in dion's work was included in documenta 13, curated by carolyn christov-bakargiev in kassel, and exhibited at moma ps1 in new york, the guggenheim bilbao, the minneapolis institute of art, the tate gallery and the museum of modernour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemark dion is a us-american concept artistdion was awarded with a bfa from hartford art school at the university of hartford, connecticut in ; the school also awarded him an honorary doctorate inare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevery good condition, verso signedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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