The Precarious: The Art and Poetry of Cecilia Vicuña

249 Pages·1997·39.723 MB·English

by  Cecilia Vicuña

The Precarious
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CONTENTS
SPINI NCT HEC oMMONT HREAD Lucy R.L ippa..rd.... ..........................................................p .7
OuvRAGEK:N OTA NoTN,o TESA SK NOTS M.C atherdienZ ee gh.e.r .........p..1. 7. .....................
METAPHORS PUN:
AC ONVERSATIWOINT HC ECILIViAC UNA BiljleiaeIn s bealnldR eginHaa rri.s...o...n... ...... p.4 7
CRYPTIWCE AVINGH ugoM er:�dez-Ra.r.n (re..z ............................p...5 .9. .............................
SouNDW RITTEANN DS ouNDB REATIHNG:
VERSIONOSF P ALPABLPEo ETICSK enneSthhe rwoo..d... ....................................................... p.7 3
BiograNpohti.ec...sa... l..... ............................................................................................p. .
Index p.ix
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Acknowled.g...e...m..e...n....t.....s.... .............................................................................p.. .>..' ll
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UntitlHeudd,s oSnt reeNte.w,Y orh1,9 89Ph.o tCoe:s aPra ternosto.
SPINNING THE COMMON THREAD
LucyR. L ippard
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ancenda tihveer dosf d omesticlaltaemdaa sn dal pacwaisl,v di cuannadsg uanacwiotsh,
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werteh e bahseiirns s toafl lEaxtAiirtoit nnN eawYt o rk.
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onV icunbaa'ls cionSn ayn tiina]g 9o6 7. "A fomretc oedo t ihpmerp eeclarlieods ,"
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lyn udger,e ebtyeA dl lewnidteah u tbterlfalnydo innh gih sa nVdi;o lPeatrar a
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