Taryn Simon

The Ten Commandments, Buried “City of the Pharaoh” Film Set Nipomo Sand Dunes Guadalupe, California

2007

© Taryn Simon, Courtesy Gagosian

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Artist: Taryn Simon born 1975
Part of: An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar
Medium: Photograph, inkjet print on paper
Dimensions: Image: 650 x 839 mm
frame: 948 x 1140 x 45 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Purchased 2008
Reference: P79740

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