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Xiu Xiu "This Too Shall Pass Away"
C. Spencer Yeh
2009, 3:39, color, sound
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Xiu Xiu "This Too Shall Pass Away"
Description
Ordering & Fees
Documents
Titles by C. Spencer Yeh
+
2002
Baby Birds
Deerhoof "Buck and Judy"
Eclipse
Edition Inkjet Promos
Hair Police '01-'02
Hair Police Live July 4th 2002
Jason Lescalleet "Beauty Is A Bowtie (HTDW)"
Jason Lescalleet "Beauty Is A Bowtie (HTDW)" (Alternate Version)
Landscapes and Subtitles
Now That I Have Your Attention
Scrub Study
Three Waves
Travelogue: Cairo Egypt
Xiu Xiu "This Too Shall Pass Away"
Xiu Xiu "This Too Shall Pass Away"
C. Spencer Yeh
2009, 3:39, color, sound
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Program Notes for C. Spencer Yeh: Artist Talk and Screening
Program Notes
Program Notes for C. Spencer Yeh: Artist Talk and Screening, February 4, 2015
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