Mixing art and life: The conundrum of the Avant-Garde's autonomous status in the performance art world of Los Angeles

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 175-203

  Pagani, Jacqualine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA   (United States)

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EID: 0035532827     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2001.tb00030.x     Document Type: Article

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