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Soliloquy

by Kenneth Goldsmith · 1996

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Soliloquy" is a written record of every word (good, bad and indifferent), spoken by New York artist Kenneth Goldsmith during one week. The work originated as a gallery installation in 1997. As Gordon Tipper wrote in "zingmagazine," "confronted with the clutter of 'real' speech... we realize that we all sound a bit like George Bush.

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adult
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long · 489 pages
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