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EXPO CHICAGO 2026 Opens With Local Enthusiasm and Strong Institutional Sales

EXPO CHICAGO 2026 has launched at Navy Pier with a streamlined, highly curated format that emphasizes quality over quantity. The fair’s opening days have been defined by robust institutional engagement, with several major museums acquiring works for their permanent collections. This year’s edition features a diverse array of artists and galleries, reinforcing its position as the premier contemporary art platform in the American Midwest.

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article news schedule Apr 10, 2026 visibility 48 link 24 artists, 2 galleries

Readers react to LACMA’s new David Geffen Galleries: L.A. arts and culture this weekend

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is preparing for the public debut of its $724-million David Geffen Galleries, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Peter Zumthor. Ahead of the April 19 member opening, public discourse has intensified following a series of reports detailing the building's architecture, the reinstallation of Alexander Calder’s "Three Quintains (Hello Girls)," and the project's massive budget. Reader reactions remain deeply polarized, reflecting a two-decade-long debate over the structure's unconventional design and its impact on the urban landscape.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 7, 2026 visibility 20 link 13 artists, 1 gallery

Sundaram Tagore Gallery Expands to London with New St James’s Space

Sundaram Tagore Gallery is expanding its international footprint with the opening of a new 310-square-meter flagship space in London’s St James’s district this May. Located in a renovated Edwardian building on Pall Mall, the multi-level gallery will feature exhibition areas, a private viewing room, and dedicated spaces for live performances and screenings. The inaugural exhibition, titled "Hybridity and Belonging in Contemporary Art," will showcase a diverse roster of artists including Hiroshi Senju, Tayeba Lipi, and Sohan Qadri, focusing on themes of displacement and cross-cultural identity.

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museum exhibitions schedule Feb 27, 2026 visibility 32 link 10 artists, 5 galleries

Expert Eye: curator Cornelia Stokes’s Frieze LA favourites

Cornelia Stokes, the newly appointed assistant curator of the art of the African Diaspora at SFMoMA and MoAD, shares her top selections from Frieze Los Angeles. Her picks highlight a diverse range of artists including Narsiso Martinez, Ebony G. Patterson, Hugh Hayden, and Kenturah Davis, focusing on themes of migrant labor, the African Diaspora, and the intersection of personal history with material culture.

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museum exhibitions schedule Feb 24, 2026 visibility 26 link 22 artists, 4 galleries

5 Art Openings in London this week.

London’s art scene sees a surge of activity this week with five notable openings across the city. Highlights include a rare exhibition at Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert featuring Rachel Whiteread’s drawings alongside her sculptures, breaking her long-standing rule of keeping the two mediums separate. Other significant shows include LA Timpa’s UK solo debut at Cell Project Space, Hannah Lim’s exploration of cultural heritage at Wilder Gallery, and a group exhibition at Woodbury House featuring Los Angeles street art pioneers like RETNA and Chaz Bojórquez.

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museum exhibitions schedule Feb 11, 2026 visibility 20 link 5 artists, 4 galleries

5 Art Openings in London this week.

A series of gallery openings are taking place across London this week, featuring solo exhibitions by a diverse group of artists. Cristine Brache's "Centerfolds" at Bernheim explores persona and omission through the lens of Dorothy Stratten's poetry. Ella Wright presents new paintings at Cedric Bardawil, Dylan Doe's "Muscle Memory" opens at Mandy Zhang Art, Isaac Julien's film installation premieres at Victoria Miro, and Paul Winstanley's "Bringing It All Back Home" debuts at Anthony Wilkinson.

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museum exhibitions schedule Feb 7, 2026 visibility 31 link 17 artists, 4 galleries

20 shows to see beyond India Art Fair

The article highlights 20 art exhibitions across India running concurrently with the India Art Fair, focusing on six key shows. Atul Dodiya presents 'The Gatecrasher' at Vadehra Art Gallery in Delhi, featuring 12 large-scale oil paintings that weave pop culture, art history, and personal memory. Sudarshan Shetty's 'A Breath Held Long' at GallerySKE explores the intersection of voice, body, and urban life through film and steel sculptures. Bikaner House hosts 'Typecasting: Photographing the People of India 1855-1920,' a critical exhibition of colonial ethnographic photographs. The Kolkata Centre for Creativity presents 'Convergences: A Shared Ground' examining artistic and architectural practices from eastern and northeastern India. Nilaya Anthology in Mumbai showcases a retrospective of architect Pinakin Patel, 'The Turning Point,' featuring 11 signature pieces.

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article culture schedule Feb 3, 2026 visibility 16 link 12 artists, 1 gallery

‘The good, the bad and the ugly’: a short history of how artists depict the female body

Art historian Amy Dempsey has published a new book, 'The Female Body in Art,' which examines the historical representation of women in Western art. The book moves from Renaissance archetypes to contemporary works, focusing on a celebratory selection of artists and images rather than critiquing the often problematic history of the female nude.

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article news schedule Jan 28, 2026 visibility 22 link 13 artists, 5 galleries

New York’s Eclectic Francis Irv Gallery Shutters after Three Years

Francis Irv, a young New York gallery known for showcasing an eclectic mix of established and emerging artists from the US and Europe, has closed after just over three years in business. Founded by Shane Rossi and Sam Marion Wilken, who met as studio assistants, the gallery launched in 2022 under the name Kinder in a Chinatown mall beneath the Manhattan Bridge before relocating to a TriBeCa space. Its inaugural exhibition was a group show in Los Angeles co-curated by artist and writer Aria Dean, featuring artists such as Hannah Black, Jordan Wolfson, and Benjamin Echeverria. The gallery never formally announced a roster but showed artists including Sophie Gogl, Karla Kaplun, Megan Marrin, Win McCarthy, Ahgharad Williams, and German sculptor Reinhard Mucha. In December, it helped mount an experimental play by Georgica Pettus. The founders posted a farewell on their website, reflecting on their run.

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rate_review review schedule Jan 21, 2026 visibility 13 link 7 artists, 2 galleries

Exhibition Review & Studio Visit Feature: Don Porcaro and his “Lost Stories” at Westwood Gallery

Don Porcaro (American, b. 1950) presented his second solo exhibition at Westwood Gallery in New York, titled "Lost Stories," featuring two series of stone sculptures: towering polylithic pillars from the Lost Stories series and mysterious artifact-like objects from the Art or Fact series. Curated by gallery co-founder James Cavello, the show highlights Porcaro's lifelong practice of sourcing stones from diverse geographies and reconfiguring them into stacked, architecturally inspired forms that evoke prehistoric megaliths, ancient columns, and funerary urns.

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article culture schedule Jan 6, 2026 visibility 14 link 10 artists, 2 galleries

Five new art books to look out for this spring, including key artist biographies and the tale of an artistic rivalry

Five new art books are set for release this spring, including a biography of 17th-century painter Michaelina Wautier, a study of Louise Bourgeois using unpublished archival material, a dual biography exploring the rivalry between Michelangelo and Titian, a catalog accompanying the Frida Kahlo exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and Tate Modern, and a volume on Francis Bacon’s literary influences housed at the Hugh Lane Gallery.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 31, 2025 visibility 22 link 14 artists, 4 galleries

10 Art Shows We Can’t Wait to See in 2026

Vulture's 2026 Preview highlights ten highly anticipated art exhibitions across New York City museums and galleries. Featured shows include Raphael at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a Marcel Duchamp retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Biennial, and solo presentations by artists such as Paul Chan at Greene Naftali, Carol Bove at the Whitney, and a MacArthur-winning artist at Marian Goodman Gallery. Other venues include the Morgan Library & Museum, The Drawing Center, the Guggenheim Museum, Canada gallery, and the New Museum, which is expected to reopen after delays.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 30, 2025 visibility 25 link 24 artists, 1 gallery

Exhibitions Coming to West Texas & the Panhandle in Spring 2026

Art museums and institutions across West Texas and the Panhandle have announced their spring 2026 exhibition seasons. Highlights include the LHUCA Review (formerly the LHUCA Members' Show) and Laura Veles Drey's installation "Passerby: Americana" at the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts in Lubbock; "A Texas Legacy: Gifts from the Bill and Mary Cheek Collection" and the San Angelo North American Ceramic Competition featuring Marc Leuthold at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts; and three exhibitions at the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts at UTEP in El Paso, including "The Edge is a Center" showcasing graphic design from the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, "Les Sembrantes" by artists from La Semilla Food Center's fellowship, and Cynthia Gutierrez-Krapp's solo show "Strangers In Our Own Land."

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 27, 2025 visibility 15 link 10 artists, 1 gallery

The best Denver art exhibits of 2025 (including four you can still see)

The article recaps the most memorable Denver art exhibitions of 2025, highlighting five standout shows from Front Range galleries and museums. Featured exhibits include Kent Monkman's provocative retrospective "History is Painted by the Victors" at the Denver Art Museum, Bruce Price's "Harmonious Dissonance" at Redline Art Center, Black Cube Nomadic Museum's tenth-anniversary show "What We Hold On To," the textile group exhibition "Rosas y Revelaciones" at Museo de las Américas, and Melissa Furness's mid-career retrospective "Embedded" at the Arvada Center. Several of these exhibits remain on view through early January 2026.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 18, 2025 visibility 19 link 9 artists, 1 gallery

On View: 'Jacob Lawrence: African American Modernist' at Kunsthal KAdE is First Retrospective of Celebrated Artist in Europe

Kunsthal KAdE in Amersfoort, Netherlands, is hosting 'Jacob Lawrence: African American Modernist,' the first European retrospective of the American artist Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000). The exhibition spans his six-decade career from the 1930s, featuring 70 paintings, 25 drawings, and 75 prints, along with photographs and archival materials. It includes works from his celebrated series on the Great Migration, Builders, World War II, and historical figures like Harriet Tubman and Toussaint L'Ouverture, as well as new works by contemporary artists Barbara Earl Thomas and Nina Chanel Abney inspired by Lawrence.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 17, 2025 visibility 27 link 18 artists, 3 galleries

First Retrospective Exploring Betty Parsons’ Dual Legacy As Artist and Gallerist to Open at CCS Bard June 2026

The Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College (CCS Bard)’s Hessel Museum of Art will present "Betty Parsons: An Expanded World" from June 27 to October 18, 2026. It is the first major retrospective to examine Betty Parsons (1900-1982) as both a pioneering abstract artist and a trailblazing gallerist who launched the careers of Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock. Organized by curator Kelly Taxter with artist Amy Sillman, the exhibition features approximately 80 works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, alongside a new film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala about the Betty Parsons Gallery.

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person people schedule Dec 17, 2025 visibility 19 link 9 artists, 3 galleries

A brush with… Olafur Eliasson

This article features an in-depth interview with artist Olafur Eliasson, who discusses his career-long focus on human perception, environmental concerns, and the concept of "we-ness" in his work. Eliasson reflects on key installations such as *Beauty* (1993) and *Your lost lighthouse* (2020), his influences from thinkers like Donna Haraway and Alva Noë, and his fascination with James Turrell and early Renaissance art. He also shares insights into his Berlin studio and answers the question "what is art for?" The piece is accompanied by details of his current exhibitions in Brisbane, Jakarta, and Singapore, as well as a new permanent public work in Oxford, UK.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 10, 2025 visibility 14 link 5 artists, 1 gallery

Napoles Marty wins Frieze Los Angeles Impact Prize

Napoles Marty, a US painter and sculptor based between Connecticut and Rhode Island, has won the 2026 Frieze Los Angeles Impact Prize. The award includes $25,000 and a solo stand at the fair, which opens in late February at Santa Monica Airport. Marty, whose work draws on dream imagery and his Cuban heritage, was selected by a jury including collectors Allison K. Berg and Maisha C. Clark. He will collaborate with fair organizers and Diana Nawi, curator of special projects at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, on his presentation. Marty was previously a member of the sixth cohort of Nxthvn, a Connecticut-based arts incubator founded by artist Titus Kaphar and impact investor Jason Price.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 9, 2025 visibility 23 link 103 artists, 12 galleries

Glasstire’s Best of 2025

Glasstire's staff and contributors have compiled their personal "best of" lists for 2025, highlighting standout Texas-based exhibitions, events, and artworks. Notable mentions include Victoria Gonzales' solo show "Stay" at the Moncrief Cancer Institute, curated by Chris Wicker, which explores memory through dreamlike paintings; the exhibition "Feeling Color: Aubrey Williams and Frank Bowling" at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, praised for its bold experimentation with color and texture; the community-driven group show "A Good Gathering" at The Pool in Fort Worth; and the Lorne Michaels Collection exhibition at the Harry Ransom Center, offering an inside look at the Saturday Night Live creator's archive. The list also features the Corsicana Artist and Writer Residency's open studios and a performance by Houston Contemporary Dance Company.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 8, 2025 visibility 28 link 46 artists, 9 galleries

The Best New York City Exhibitions of 2025

Hyperallergic's staff and contributors present their picks for the best New York City exhibitions of 2025, highlighting a year marked by major museum reopenings, including the Studio Museum in Harlem after a seven-year hiatus and the Frick's expansion. Notable shows include Amy Sherald's 'American Sublime' at the Whitney Museum, Rashid Johnson at the Guggenheim, Wifredo Lam at MoMA, and surveys of Indigenous design at the Ford Foundation Gallery, Seydou Keïta at the Brooklyn Museum, and hometown heroes like Jack Whitten at MoMA and Coco Fusco at El Museo del Barrio. The list also features Saya Woolfalk at the Museum of Arts and Design, Nayland Blake at Matthew Marks Gallery, and Ben Shahn at the Jewish Museum.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 4, 2025 visibility 16 link 6 artists, 2 galleries

Inside the Brighton studio of painter David Shrigley, as an exhibition of his work opens in London

The article offers a behind-the-scenes look at British artist David Shrigley’s Brighton studio, where he prepares for a London exhibition titled 'Exhibition of Old Rope' at Stephen Friedman Gallery. Shrigley, known for his humorous, naive-style paintings and conceptual approach, describes his process of working from word lists generated by assistants, producing up to 12 paintings a day, and embracing absurdity and chance. The studio, a former office building he bought two years ago, is filled with recent large-scale works, a guitar collection, and studio paraphernalia, reflecting his playful yet disciplined practice.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 4, 2025 visibility 23 link 12 artists, 2 galleries

The Best Art Shows of 2025

A roundup of the best art shows of 2025 highlights standout exhibitions across New York galleries and museums. Notable shows include Reverend Joyce McDonald's first major exhibition at the Bronx Museum, Laura Owens' interactive takeover at Matthew Marks Gallery, and Harkawik's refrigerator-mounted photo display featuring 280 artists. Other featured shows include Maxwell Gallery's unsold works, Elisabeth Kley's curator-driven show at White Columns, Cady Noland's sculpture at Gagosian, and Falcon Art Collective's group show in an unfinished midtown building. The article also mentions Alannah Farrell's trans-themed work in Chinatown, Bradford's blue-field paintings at Canada gallery, and the reopening of institutions like the Frick Collection.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 4, 2025 visibility 22 link 5 artists, 3 galleries

Diana Al-Hadid’s Norm-Resisting Survey Exhibition at MSU Broad Art Museum

The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University is presenting a survey exhibition titled “unbecoming” by Syrian-American artist Diana Al-Hadid, curated by Dr. Rachel Winter. The show features Al-Hadid’s sculptural wall panels made from polymer gypsum, steel, plaster, metal leaf, and pigment, many of which break rectilinear forms and reveal their fragile internal structures. The works incorporate recognizable imagery—silhouettes, bodies, art-historical references—that dissolves into the surface, creating tension and inviting viewers to question fixed meanings. The article also recounts a personal encounter with the artist, highlighting the humor and resistance embedded in her practice.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 3, 2025 visibility 20 link 4 artists, 2 galleries

‘I’ve always been interested in the invisible’: Woody De Othello on his new solo show at Pérez Art Museum Miami

Miami-born artist Woody De Othello presents his first solo museum exhibition in his hometown, titled "coming forth by day," at the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM). The show, named after the Egyptian Book of the Dead, explores ritual objects and spirituality across the African diaspora, connecting Othello's ceramic works to ancestral beliefs. In an interview with The Art Newspaper, Othello discusses how his Haitian Catholic upbringing and Miami's multiculturalism shape his practice, and he acknowledges the vulnerability of delving into African religious traditions that may be taboo within his family.

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article culture schedule Dec 3, 2025 visibility 27 link 11 artists, 1 gallery

Art, fashion and nature join forces

The article features a conversation between Los Angeles-based artist Sam Falls and Edoardo Zegna, chief marketing, digital and sustainability officer at the Italian luxury menswear brand Zegna, during Miami Art Week. Falls creates works that blend Land Art and plein air photography by leaving materials in natural environments, while Zegna discusses the brand's century-long stewardship of Oasi Zegna, a 100 sq. km forest in the Italian Alps. Zegna has created an invitation-only pop-up space called Villa Zegna in the Design District showcasing Falls's works, and Falls also has pieces at 303 Gallery's stand at Art Basel Miami Beach and in the Ruinart Lounge.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 1, 2025 visibility 18 link 18 artists, 8 galleries

5 Standout Shows to See at Small Galleries This December

Maxwell Rabb's article highlights five standout exhibitions at small galleries in December 2025, featuring artists Marco Emmanuele at LABS Contemporary Art in Bologna, Anuk Rocha at Nibelungen Gallery in Antwerp, and a group show titled "The Beautyful Ones" at DADA Gallery in Lagos, among others. Emmanuele uses a spatula and glass-sand mixtures for textured paintings, while Rocha's figurative works focus on clothing as identity markers, and the Lagos show presents Black artists' visions of a hopeful future.

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trending_up market schedule Nov 24, 2025 visibility 19 link 26 artists, 2 galleries

16 New Auction Records Set in November 2025

New York's fall auction week in November 2025 saw major houses Sotheby's, Christie's, and Phillips collectively bring in over $2 billion, signaling renewed market confidence after an uneven spring. The top lot was Gustav Klimt's *Portrait of Elizabeth Lederer* (ca. 1914–16), which sold for $236.36 million at Sotheby's—the second-highest price ever paid at auction and a new record for the artist. Other notable records included Frida Kahlo's *El sueño (La cama)* (1940), which became the most expensive artwork by a woman artist sold at auction, fetching $54.66 million. In total, 16 new artist auction records were set during the week.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 18, 2025 visibility 20 link 11 artists, 6 galleries

Art Basel Hong Kong announces new section dedicated to work made in past five years

Art Basel Hong Kong (ABHK) has announced a new section called Echoes, debuting at its 2026 edition (March 25–29), which will showcase works made within the last five years. The inaugural Echoes presentation will feature 10 booths by 13 galleries, including Flowers Gallery (Hong Kong/London) and a joint booth by Capsule Shanghai and Klemm’s (Berlin). The fair also revealed its full list of curators—all Asia-based for the first time—including Mami Kataoka (director of Mori Art Museum) heading the Encounters section, and Hong Kong video artist Ellen Pau curating the film programme. Additionally, the fifth annual M+ façade commission will be by Pakistani-American artist Shahzia Sikander, presenting a hand-painted animation titled "3 to 12 Nautical Miles." ABHK 2026 is expected to host 240 galleries from 41 countries and territories.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 12, 2025 visibility 16 link 7 artists, 2 galleries

Press Release: Pace University Art Gallery Presents Nuclear Injustice: Advocating for a Nuclear-Free Future

Pace University Art Gallery presents 'Nuclear Injustice,' a group exhibition featuring works by Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner, Alan Nakagawa, Michael Wang, and Will Wilson. The show explores the lasting consequences of nuclear testing and bombings through photography, sound installation, video poetry, and sculpture, opening November 15, 2025, and running through January 31, 2026. Curated by Sarah Cunningham and Joel Wilson in collaboration with Emily Welty, the exhibition examines radioactive landscapes, Indigenous resistance, and global movements for a nuclear-free future.

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trending_up market schedule Nov 5, 2025 visibility 18 link 7 artists, 3 galleries

A centenary of style: why Art Deco's market appeal is evergreen

Art Deco, the French-led Modernist style that flourished between the world wars, is experiencing a centenary peak this autumn. A major exhibition at Paris’s Musée des Arts Décoratifs, titled "1925-2025: One Hundred Years of Art Deco" (through April 2026), leads institutional celebrations, with smaller shows at the Musée Zadkine and Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine, and a poster survey at the London Transport Museum. The style is also prominent on the art fair circuit: Eileen Gray’s Dragon armchair (1917-19) was redisplayed at FAB Paris, Galerie Jacques Lacoste featured a Deco stand at PAD London, and focused presentations are planned at Salon Art + Design in New York. Galleries like Galerie Marcilhac are expanding, with a new Paris space and plans to showcase Deco designers at upcoming fairs.

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