Seeing Is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees
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by Lawrence Weschler
Recommended by Frank Chimero and Jack Dorsey
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Art, Most Recommended Books, and Art.
When this book first appeared in 1982, it introduced readers to Robert Irwin, the Los Angeles artist "who one day got hooked on his own curiosity and decided to live it." Now expanded to include six additional chapters and twentyfour pages of color plates, Seeing Is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees chronicles three decades of conversation...
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Art, Most Recommended Books, and Art.
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Frank Chimero
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“A really stunning book about Robert Irwin. Couldn't put it down.”
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