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Toxic Art: Alexander Calder's Mercury Fountain

Jun 18, 2012 |
Video by Funadció Joan Miró

The artist's 1937 sculpture commemorates the siege of Almadén, Spain, known for its mercury mines.

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Author: Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg

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