Taryn Simon

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Contraband Room John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens, New York

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 × 839 mm
frame: 948 × 1140 × 45 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Purchased 2008
Reference: P79738

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2007

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