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Hélio Oiticica Tropicália, Penetrables PN 2 'Purity is a myth' and PN 3 'Imagetical' 1966-7 Alex Wojcik © Tate Photography Tate 2016

Hélio Oiticica Tropicália, Penetrables PN 2 'Purity is a myth' and PN 3 'Imagetical' 1966-7
© Tate Photography Tate 2016

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