The Cast-Off Recast: Recycling and the Creative Transformation of Mass-Produced Objects
by Correll, Timothy Corrigan, and Polk, Patrick Arthur (Edited by); with Livengood, R. Mark, and Loschiavo dos Santos, Maria Cecilia (Contributions by)
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- ISBN 13
- 9780930741754
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Los Angeles: UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, 1999. 147 pages, illustrations (some colour); 28 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. "On a daily basis remnants, scraps, rubbish, and junk are filtered through both formal and informal salvage operations in urban centers throughout the world. The essays included in this volume - 'Muffler Men, Menecos and Other Welded Wonders: Occupational Sculpture from Automotive Debris,' 'Streetwise: The Mafundi of Dar es Salaam,' and 'Castoff/Outcast: Living on the Street'--Explore the process of recycling within distinct environments. What emerges is a remarkable justaposition of diverse material behaviours informing the 'lived experiences' of residents of Los Angeles, Tokyo, Sao Paulo, and Dar es Salaam." - Publisher.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 4to. Collectible.
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- Title
- The Cast-Off Recast: Recycling and the Creative Transformation of Mass-Produced Objects
- Author
- Correll, Timothy Corrigan, and Polk, Patrick Arthur (Edited by); with Livengood, R. Mark, and Loschiavo dos Santos, Maria Cecilia (Contributions by)
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0930741757
- ISBN 13
- 9780930741754
- Publisher
- UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History
- Place of Publication
- Los Angeles
- Date Published
- 1999
- Size
- 4to
- Keywords
- COLLECTIBLE
- Bookseller catalogs
- XXX / COLLECTIBLES; American / 6. Late Modern, 1945-1999; Media / Assemblage;
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