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Mel Brimfield, This is Performance Art, 2011, C-print Ah, performance artists...
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The lighting crew of the Palace deserve a huge round of applause, the architecture...
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Mickalene Thomas, Sista Sista Lady Blue, 2007, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art...
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