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A professor of art history explores the last four decades of art history, raising important questions about authorship and materials, beginning in the era of "anything is art" and continuing through post-modern expressions of pastiche art that combine materials from many sources. (Fine Arts)
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Martha Buskirk is Associate Professor of Art History and Criticism at Montserrat College of Art.
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