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- Coulter-Smith, Graham (February 2, 2008). "Does Anything Go? From Arkhipov to Zittel". [artintelligence]. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
- Kermode, Deborah; Watkins, Jonathan (2002). From Arkhipov to Zittel: Selected Ikon Off-Site Projects 2000 — 2001. Ikon Gallery, Birmingham. ISBN 978-0-907594-82-6.