Attention and Distraction: On the Aesthetic Experience of Video Installation Art

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Attention and Distraction : On the Aesthetic Experience of Video Installation Art. / Petersen, Anne Ring.

I: RIHA Journal. Journal of the International Association of Research Institutes in the History of Art, 07.10.2010.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Petersen, AR 2010, 'Attention and Distraction: On the Aesthetic Experience of Video Installation Art', RIHA Journal. Journal of the International Association of Research Institutes in the History of Art. <http://www.riha-journal.org/articles/2010/ring-petersen-attention-and-distraction/@@rihaview>

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Petersen, A. R. (2010). Attention and Distraction: On the Aesthetic Experience of Video Installation Art. RIHA Journal. Journal of the International Association of Research Institutes in the History of Art. http://www.riha-journal.org/articles/2010/ring-petersen-attention-and-distraction/@@rihaview

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Petersen AR. Attention and Distraction: On the Aesthetic Experience of Video Installation Art. RIHA Journal. Journal of the International Association of Research Institutes in the History of Art. 2010 okt. 7.

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Petersen, Anne Ring. / Attention and Distraction : On the Aesthetic Experience of Video Installation Art. I: RIHA Journal. Journal of the International Association of Research Institutes in the History of Art. 2010.

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