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Lewis deSoto: Paranirvana (Self-Portrait)

Santa Barbara Museum of ArtScore 97.5

DatesJan 1, 2016
Location1130 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA, Santa Barbara, California, United States
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Lewis deSoto #11,363

Lewis deSoto: Paranirvana (Self-Portrait) April 17 - August 21, 2016 Commissioned by SBMA and presented in the Museum’s historic Ludington Court, this installation represents the most recent work in a series of oversize, inflatable sculptures by the artist based on the figure of the 12th-century Buddha at Gal Vihara in Sri Lanka.

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Lewis deSoto: Paranirvana (Self-Portrait)

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