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Series 5: Exhibition Files, circa 1976-2009
3.3 Linear feet
Boxes 6-9, 27, OV 28

Exhibition files span Spero's career from the 1976 exhibition of her work Torture of Women at A.I.R. Gallery to the final exhibitions of her work during her lifetime in 2009, documenting over 75 solo and group exhibitions and illustrating the extent of Spero's international reputation. Files may include correspondence and details of exhibition planning logistics, loan documentation, photographs of installations, and printed material including digital and video recordings.
The series includes documentation of the 51st and 52nd Venice Biennales, extensive records of the major 2008 retrospective at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA), Nancy Spero: Dissidances, other exhibitions throughout Europe, Canada, and the United States, and the joint exhibition with Leon Golub, War and Memory (1994-1995).
Exhibition files were originally housed in the Subject Files series but files relating solely to single exhibitions have been rearranged separately here to facilitate access. Files are arranged chronologically by date of exhibition. Additional records relating to exhibitions can be found in Series 2, Series 6, and Series 7.
Description Container Select
Torture of Women (1976 September 11-Octoper 6), Catalog Text, circa 1976, 2004
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Torture of Women (1976 September 11-Octoper 6), Research and Reviews, circa 1970-1976
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Women: Appraisals, Dance and Active Histories (1979), A.I.R. Gallery, 1979
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Messages (1981), Freedman Gallery, Albright College, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1981
1 Videocassettes (U-matic)
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The First Language (1982), A.I.R. Gallery, Ramapo College, Galerie France Morin, 1981-1982
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Biennale of Sydney (1985), 1985-1986
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Nancy Spero: Works 1954-1986 (1987 March-April), Institute of Contemporary Art, London, 1987
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Nancy Spero: Works 1954-1986 (1987 March-April), Institute of Contemporary Art, London, Video Recording, 1987
2 Videocassettes (VHS)
Media labels read: "Spero/Bird ICA 1987 37114#1"; "ICA-London 1987 Bird/Spero Conversation"
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Nancy Spero: Work Since 1950 (1987 December-1988 January), Everson Museum of Art, 1987-1988
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WaterWorks (1988 May-September), R. C. Harris Water Filtration Plant, Toronto, 1988-1989
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WaterWorks (1988 May-September), R. C. Harris Water Filtration Plant, Toronto, Photographs, 1988
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WaterWorks (1988 May-September), R. C. Harris Water Filtration Plant, Toronto, Photographs, 1988
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WaterWorks (1988 May-September), R. C. Harris Water Filtration Plant, Toronto, Photographs, Oversized, 1988
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Nancy Spero: Works Since 1950 (1988 October-December), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988
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Goya to Bejing (1990), Bonner Kunstverein, 1990
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Vietnam -- U.S.A. (1990-1994), Traveling Exhibition, 1990
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Installation at Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid (1991), 1990-1991
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Installation at Von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal (1991), 1991
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Installation at Von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal (1991), 1991-1993
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Burning In Hell (1991 September-December), Franklin Furnace, Nancy Spero, Curator, 1991-1995
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Worldwide (1992-1993), Trout Gallery, Dickinson College, 1992
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Political Art Documentation and Distribution: The PADD Archives, Archival Activism (1993 June-1994 May), 1993-1994
Includes checklist for Archival Activism by Lucy Lippard and The Other Side of the Coin: On Being Documentalists in an Activist Organization by Barbara Moore and Mimi Smith
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Nancy Spero: Hieroglyph (1993 October-December), The College of St. Rose Art Gallery, 1992-1993
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Dialogue with the Other (1994 June-September) Kunsthallen Brandts Klædefabrik, Denmark, 1994
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Ik + de Ander, Dignity for All: Reflections on Humanity (1994), Stichting Artimo, Netherlands, 1994
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Leon Golub and Nancy Spero: War and Memory (1994-1995), American Center, Paris and List Visual Arts Center, M.I.T., 1994
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Leon Golub and Nancy Spero: War and Memory (1994-1995), American Center, Paris and List Visual Arts Center, M.I.T., 1994-1996
Includes 1 videocassette (VHS).
Video recording of the exhibition by Irene Sosa.
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Nancy Spero and Leon Golub (1995 August 13-December 3), Residenzgalerie Salzburg, 1995
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After Auschwitz: Responses to the Holocaust in Contemporary Art (1995-1996), Northern Center for Contemporary Art, Sunderland, England, 1994-1996
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Feminine-Masculine: The Sex of Art (1995 October-1996 February), Musée National d'Art Moderne/Centre Georges Pompidou, 1995-1997
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Feminine-Masculine: The Sex of Art (1995 October-1996 February), Musée National d'Art Moderne/Centre Georges Pompidou, Video Recording of Installation "L'Envol", circa 1995
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
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Inside the Visible (1996-January-April), Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, 1995-1996
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Nancy Spero (1996 Feb-March) Mesarosis Gallery, West Virginia University, and 24th Southern Graphics Council Conference (1995-1996), 1995
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The Feminine Image (1996 November-1997 January), Nassau County Museum of Art, 1996-1997
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Angel, Angel (1997 June-September), Kunsthalle Wien, 1996-1997
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Documenta X (1997 June-September), Documenta und Museum Fridericianum Veranstaltungs GmbH, 1996-1997
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Light Catchers (1997 September-October), Usdan Gallery, Bennington College, 1997
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KünstlerInnen: 50 Positions of International Contemporary Art (1997 September-November), Kunsthaus Bregenz, 1997
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Festspielhaus Hellerau Installation (1998), Dresden, 1996-1999
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Festspielhaus Hellerau Installation (1998), Dresden, Photographs and Press, 1998
Photos are of the site before installation.
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Festspielhaus Hellerau Installation (1998), Dresden, Video Recording, circa 1998
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
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Sculpture--Figure--Woman (April-May 1998), Städistsche Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, 1997-1998
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Presence of Greek Myth (1998 May-June), Bagheria, Palermo, 1997
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Cairo Biennale (1998 December-1999 February), 1997-1998
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Cairo Biennale (1998 December-1999 February), 1998-1999
Includes records of dinner honoring Spero at the Biennale.
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Cairo Biennale (1998), Printed Material, 1998-1999
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Nancy Spero: Artaud Paintings (1999 September-October), Galerie de France, 1999
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A Sangra y Fuego: Representations of Violence in Contemporary Art (1999 October-December), Espai d'Art Contemporani de Castelló, 1999-2000
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Sheela-Na-Gigs and Nancy Spero (1999 December-2000 February), Miami University Hiestand Galleries, 1997-2000
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Art on Public Demand Project (2000), Joost Delercq, De Vaartkapoen, Brussels, 1999-2000
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Language and Utopia in 20th Century Art (2000 June-September), Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles (Not realized), 1998-1999
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Walking (2000 September-October) Illinois State University Galleries, 2000
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Look Out! (2000 September-2001 July), Art Circuit Touring Exhibition, 2000
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Nancy Spero: Sheela Does Fredericksburg (2000 October-December), Mary Washington College, 2000-2001
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Nancy Spero and Dena Shottenkirk, Paganism and Platonism (2001 February), A.R.T. Press, 2001
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Sheela Does Ramapo (2001 February-March), Ramapo College of New Jersey, 2000-2001
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Sheela Does Ramapo (2001 February-March), Ramapo College New Jersey, Catalog Essay by Susanne Altmann, 2001
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Re-Configuration: Works on Paper at the Yanhuang Museum (2001 April-May), Bejing, 2001
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The Spoken Image (2001 May-June), Galerie De L'UQÀM, Quebec, 2000-2001
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Subverting the Dominant Order: The Art of Nancy Spero (2001 August-September), Ringling School of Art and Design, 2001
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True Grit: Seven Female Visionaries before Feminism (2001 September-October), Mills College, 2001
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True Grit: Seven Female Visionaries before Feminism (2001-2004),Traveling Exhibition, 2002-2004
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ARS 01 (2001 September-2002 January), Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, 2000-2001
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Women and Children in Solidarity with the Afghan Women's Mission (2001 November), Gallery OneTwentyEight, 2001
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Nancy Spero: Selected Works from Codex Artaud, 1971-1972 (2001 November-December), University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, 2000-2002
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Nancy Spero and Leon Golub: Prints 1950-2001 (2001 November-December), The Print Center, 2001
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Let's Talk about Sex (2001 December-2002 February), Kunst Haus Dresden, 2001-2002
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In the Spirit of Martin: The Living Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2002 January-2004 March), Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 2000-2001
Spero entry for the exhibition was not selected.
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The Empire Strikes Back (2002 March-April), The ATM Gallery, 2001-2002
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Personal and Political: The Women's Art Movement 1969-1975 (2002 August-October), Guild Hall of East Hampton, Inc., 2002
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Nancy Spero: The Last Cigarette (2002 October-December), Trinity College, 2001-2002
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Daily Terrors (2002 November-December), Santa Fe Art Institute, 2002
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Utopia Station (2003), Molly Nesbitt and Hans-Ulrich Obrist, 2002-2006
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Nancy Spero (2003 April-May), Galeria Filomena Soares, 2003
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Sanctuary (2003 April-September), Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow, 2002-2004
Includes born-digital records: see ER17
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Sanctuary: Contemporary Art and Human Rights (October 2002-February 2004), Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow, Digital Presentation and Video Recording, 2004
0.5 Gigabytes
One computer file
ER17
Nancy Spero: Weighing the Heart against a Feather of Truth (2004 September-2005 January), Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, circa 2002-2003
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Nancy Spero: Weighing the Heart against a Feather of Truth (2004 September-2005 January), Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, 2003-2004
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Nancy Spero: Weighing the Heart against a Feather of Truth (2004 September-2005 January), Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, 2004
Includes born-digital records, see ER09-ER10.
Includes press packet with photos and images of the exhibition.
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Nancy Spero: Weighing the Heart against a Feather of Truth (2004 September-2005 January), Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, 2004-2005
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Nancy Spero: Weighing the Heart against a Feather of Truth (2004 September 24-2005 January 6), Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, Santiago de Compostela, Pregnant Mary, Digital Photographs, 2004
0.045 Gigabytes
Four computer files
ER09
Nancy Spero: Weighing the Heart against a Feather of Truth (2004 September 24-2005 January 6), Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, Digital Video Recording, 2004
0.533 Gigabytes
One computer file
ER10
Global Village: The 60s (2004 October-2005 May), The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 2001-2004
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(my private) HEROES MARTa Herford Opening Exhibition (2004 November-2005 February), 2004
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Atomica: Making the Invisible Visible (2005 June-August), Esso Gallery, 2005
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Venice Biennale, 51st (2005 June-November), 2004-2007
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50 Years Documenta (2005 September-November), 2005
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Nancy Spero: Tattoo (2005 September-October), Overtones Gallery, 2005-2007
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Persistent Vestiges: Drawings from the American-Vietnam War (2005 November-December 23), The Drawing Center, 2004-2006
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Neo-Sincerity: The Difference between the Comic and the Cosmic is a Single Letter (2006 February-April), Apexart, 2006
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Liberation (2006 November-2007 January), Saigon Open City, Ho Chi Minh Fine Arts Museum, 2006
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WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution (2007 March-July), The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 2005-2007
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Made in America: The Washington Print Club 19th Biennial (2007 April-June), 2007
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Venice Biennale 52 (2007 June-November), 2006
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Venice Biennale 52 (2007 June-November), 2007 January-March
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Venice Biennale 52 (2007 June-November), 2007 April-December
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Venice Biennale 52 (2007 June-November), Catalog Images, 2007 June-November
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Venice Biennale 52 (2007 June-November), Photographs, 2007
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Venice Biennale 52 (2007 June-November), Reviews, 2007
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Venice Biennale 52 (2007 June-November), Travel Arrangements, 2007
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Nancy Spero: Spero Speaks (2008), De Appel Arts Centre, Amsterdam, 2008
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Nancy Spero: Spero Speaks (2008), De Appel Arts Centre, Amsterdam, 2008-2009
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Nancy Spero: Dissidances (2008 July-September), MACBA, Catalog and Wall Texts, 2008
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Nancy Spero: Dissidances (2008 July-September, MACBA, Contracts, 2007-2008
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Nancy Spero: Dissidances (2008 July-September), MACBA, Correspondence and Lists, 2007
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Nancy Spero: Dissidances (2008 July-September), MACBA, Correspondence and Lists, 2007
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Nancy Spero: Dissidances (2008 July-September), MACBA, Correspondence and Lists, 2007
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Nancy Spero: Dissidances (2008 July-September), MACBA, Correspondence and Lists, 2008-2009
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Nancy Spero: Dissidances (2008 July-September), MACBA, Essay and Interview Transcript, 2008
Essay is "Book of Tongues" by Mignon Nixon.
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Nancy Spero: Dissidances (2008 July-September), MACBA, Framing, 2008
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Nancy Spero: Dissidances (2008 July-September), MACBA, Loan Forms, 2008
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Nancy Spero: Dissidances (2008 July-September, MACBA, Maypole Redux, 2007-2008
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Nancy Spero: Dissidances (2008 July-September), MACBA, Maypole Redux, Oversized, 2007-2008
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Nancy Spero: Dissidances (2008 July-September), MACBA, Photographs, 2008
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Nancy Spero: Dissidances (2008 July-September), MACBA, Photographs, 2008
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Nancy Spero: Dissidances (2008 July-September), MACBA, Photographs, 2008
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Nancy Spero: Dissidances (2008 July-September), MACBA, Photographs
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Nancy Spero: Dissidances (2008 July-September), MACBA, Printed Material and Publicity, 2008
Includes born-digital records, see ER14.
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Nancy Spero: Dissidances (2008 July-September), MACBA, Printed Material and Publicity, 2008
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Nancy Spero: Dissidances (2008 July-September), MACBA, Printed Material and Publicity, Digital Photographs, 2008
0.422 Gigabytes
201 computer files
ER14
Nancy Spero: Dissidances (2008 October-2009 January) Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, 2008
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Nancy Spero: Dissidances (2008 October-2009 January) Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, 2008
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Nancy Spero: Dissidances (2008 October-2009 January) Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Oversized, 2008
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WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution (2008 October-2009 January), Vancouver Art Gallery, 2008-2009
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Nancy Spero: Disidanzas (2009 January-March), Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, 2008-2009
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Nancy Spero: Disidanzas (2009 January-March), Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, 2009
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Nancy Spero: Woman as Protagonist (2009 February-June), and Herbert Boeckl Prize, Museum der Moderne, Salzburg, 2008-2009
Includes photos of exhibition and event celebrating Spero's Herbert Boeckl prize.
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Printmaking 2.0 (2010 February-March), Main Line Art Center, 2009
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