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Louise Bourgeois, Arch of Hysteria, 1993, Bronze, polished patina, hanging piece, 33 × 40 × 23 inches,
Collection The Easton Foundation © The Easton Foundation/VAGA, NY, Photo: Christopher Burke
Introduction to the Issue
by Deanna Sirlin
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Elizabeth King, Idea for a Mechanical Eye,1988-90,Cast acrylic, carved wood, brass, springs. 10¾ x 2¼ x 2¼ inches including stand;eyeball diameter ⅞ inch. Eye, eyelids, and socket independently movable. Eyeball made in collaboration with ocularist Earle C. Schreiber.
Miracles and Machines:
A Sixteenth-Century Automaton and Its Legend
A Dialogue with Elizabeth King
with Philip Auslander
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Nicolette Reim, Untitled, 2021, Print Medium, 10 x 8 inches
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Martha Whittington, Worktable, 2024, Formed Leather, Turned Cherry, Spun Brass, Wool Felt
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