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"Tourism, the largest industry in the world, is a significant force in contemporary society, with far-reaching economic, cultural, and geopolitical importance. Rather than seeking to represent tourism or travel itself, Universal Experience: Art, Life, and the Tourist's Eye considers art, history, and the social construction of places, spaces, and identities from the heightened perception of the tourist. Functioning as a guide book, a reader, and a souvenir, this lavish catalogue of the exhibition presents over 275 illustrations of thought-provoking artworks as icons and as tourist sites for exploration. A wide-ranging anthology of texts presents divergent routes and avenues through which to explore the symbols and cultural conventions created, deciphered, and disseminated by an increasingly mobile, international group of artists."--Jacket
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Universal Experience, Alain de Boton, Aleksandra Mir, Carol Becker, Chris Burden, David Weiss, Doug Aitken, Ilja Kabakow, Francesco Bonami, Gabriel Orozco, Ilja Kabakow, Jeff Koons, Katherina Fritsch, Lucy Lippard, Martin Parr, Matthew Buckingham, Peter Fischli, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Robert Fitzpatrick, Simon Starling, Susan Sontag, Vito Acconci
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- 2005
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- Very Good
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- €6.49
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