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museum exhibitions schedule Aug 7, 2025 visibility 20 link 15 artists, 3 galleries

Art’s hot this August and here is where to be this month

August 2025 brings a vibrant lineup of art exhibitions across India, from Chennai to New Delhi and Mumbai. Highlights include Akhil Anand's solo debut "Morphogenesis" at ArtSpace by KalpaDruma in Chennai, blending mathematics, mythology, and nature; the group show "The Personal is Mythical" at LATITUDE 28 in New Delhi, curated by Bhavna Kakar and featuring Bhajju Shyam, Neha Sahai, and Viraj Khanna; the all-women showcase "Objects May Appear Softer" at Black Cube Gallery; antique map and print sales at Nilaya Anthology's Gallery 2; and the Mumbai debut of London's Evoke and Bangalore's Kaash, hosted by Srila Chatterjee.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jul 28, 2025 visibility 19 link 5 artists, 1 gallery

Rediscovering Bilgé, the Quiet Master of American Minimalism

Turkish-American artist Bilgé (Bilgé Civelekoğlu Friedlaender), a largely overlooked figure in American Minimalism, is the subject of a new institutional exhibition in New York titled “Torn Time: Bilgé” at the Institute for Arab and Islamic Art (IAIA). The show, curated by IAIA Founding Director Mohammed Rashid Al-Thanion and on view through October, highlights works from the two decades following her 1972 deep-sea dive in the Bahamas, which sparked a period of prodigious creation using delicate paper interventions. Bilgé studied at the Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts and NYU, exhibited at Betty Parsons Gallery and Kornblee Gallery in 1974, and was included in the Smithsonian’s “Paper as Medium” (1978), the International Istanbul Biennial (1989), and the International Biennial of Paper Art (1992). The exhibition draws from her estate, represented by Sapar Contemporary.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jul 23, 2025 visibility 25 link 31 artists, 3 galleries

‘Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection’

The article announces the exhibition 'Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection' at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU). The show features works from the collection of Shah Garg, highlighting a selection of contemporary artworks.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jul 17, 2025 visibility 20 link 14 artists, 3 galleries

Shows to See in Japan, July 2025

This article highlights five art exhibitions opening across Japan in July 2025. Featured shows include Izumi Kato's largest solo exhibition in Japan, "Road to Somebody," at Iwami Art Museum; Christine Sun Kim's eponymous project at Mori Art Museum in Tokyo; Maya Erin Masuda's solo show "Ecologies of Closeness" at Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media; and "Van Gogh's Home" at Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, which centers on the Van Gogh family collection. Each exhibition spans diverse media and themes, from Kato's animistic sculptures to Kim's exploration of sound and deaf experience, Masuda's ecological trauma investigations, and Van Gogh's legacy through his family's archive.

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article news schedule Jul 7, 2025 visibility 24 link 40 artists, 6 galleries

Culture Type | The Month in Black Art, Here’s What Happened in June 2025

The June 2025 edition of Culture Type's 'The Month in Black Art' roundup reports multiple developments: the Detroit Institute of Arts acquired Tiff Massey's installation 'Baby Bling' (2023) for its reimagined Modern and Contemporary galleries opening in 2026; Aperture magazine released a summer issue guest-edited by Tanisha C. Ford focusing on Black style and fashion; Different Leaf, a cannabis culture journal, relaunched with guest editors Nick Cave and Bob Faust; and Sean Kelly Gallery announced representation of artist Lindsay Adams in collaboration with PATRON Gallery. The article also notes updates on the Studio Museum in Harlem, a shakeup at the Afro Brazil Museum, new Art Basel Awards, and Suzanne Jackson's exhibition at SFMOMA.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jul 4, 2025 visibility 42 link 38 artists, 17 galleries

The galleries on Cork Street join forces for group exhibition celebrating 100 years as a landmark art destination.

Fifteen galleries on London's historic Cork Street have united for a first-of-its-kind group exhibition titled "Fear Gives Wings To Courage" to mark the street's centennial as a landmark art destination. Curated by Tarini Malik, curator of modern and contemporary art at the Royal Academy of Arts, the exhibition unfolds in three parts: an outdoor banners commission, presentations within each participating gallery from 11 to 25 July 2025, and a special catalogue issue launching during Frieze London 2025. The title references Jean Cocteau's 1938 painting of the same name, which caused controversy when shown at Peggy Guggenheim's gallery Guggenheim Jeune on Cork Street in 1938 and was confiscated by British customs.

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article culture schedule Jul 1, 2025 visibility 22 link 6 artists, 1 gallery

July Book Bag: from a monograph of Vincent Namatjira’s headline-grabbing portraits to a book of Chinese art heists

This article presents a roundup of five new art books released in July, covering a diverse range of topics. The featured titles include a monograph on Vincent Namatjira, whose unflattering portrait of mining billionaire Gina Rinehart sparked controversy at the National Gallery of Australia; a study of Palestinian embroidery in contemporary art by Joanna Barakat; a guide to New York City monuments of Black Americans by David Felsen; and a true-crime investigation into Chinese art heists by Ralph Pezzullo.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 30, 2025 visibility 15 link 5 artists, 3 galleries

Prix de West 2025 Celebrates Excellence In Western Art In Grand Tradition

The 53rd annual Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition & Sale took place in late June at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, featuring nearly 300 original works by nearly 100 artists. The event generated over $3.2 million in sales, with Utah-based artist James Morgan winning the prestigious Purchase Award for his oil-on-linen painting *White on White*, which will enter the museum's permanent collection. Morgan also received the Robert Lougheed Memorial Award for best display of three or more works.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 29, 2025 visibility 23 link 22 artists, 1 gallery

On View: 'Paris Noir' Exhibition at Centre Pompidou 'Retraces the Presence and Influence of Black Artists in France from 1950s to 2000'

The Centre Pompidou in Paris presents "Paris Noir: Artistic circulations and anti-colonial resistance, 1950-2000," an exhibition running from March 13 to June 30, 2025. Curated by Alicia Knock, the show features over 350 works by 150 Black artists from Africa, the Americas, and the Caribbean, tracing their presence and influence in France from the post-war era through the 1990s. The exhibition is organized into 15 thematic chapters, including Pan African Paris, Afro Atlantic Surrealism, and Paris Dakar Lagos, and includes public programming such as talks, film screenings, and performances.

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article local schedule Jun 24, 2025 visibility 22 link 10 artists, 3 galleries

These are the 7 best art galleries to visit in Brisbane

This article lists the seven best art galleries to visit in Brisbane, Australia, as of June 2025. It highlights major institutions such as the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA), which hosts the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, and the Museum of Brisbane (MoB), which emphasizes fine art within a heritage building. Other notable mentions include Woolloongabba Art Gallery, known for its focus on contemporary Australasian art and Indigenous works sourced from community-owned arts centers.

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trending_up market schedule Jun 16, 2025 visibility 23 link 14 artists, 1 gallery

National Gallery of Canada receives gift of 61 works valued at $16.8m

Canadian collector and businessman Bob Rennie has donated 61 works valued at C$22.8 million ($16.8 million) to the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) in Ottawa. The gift, which took 18 months to plan, includes pieces by Yinka Shonibare, Mona Hatoum, Rodney Graham, Ai Weiwei, and others. It surpasses Rennie’s previous record donation of C$13 million in 2017 and brings his total contributions to the NGC to over C$35 million, comprising more than 260 works since 2012. Rennie, a longtime patron of the National Gallery of Canada Foundation, emphasized his approach of collecting artists in depth rather than for momentary sensation.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 13, 2025 visibility 20 link 2 artists, 1 gallery

Susan Philipsz: East by West | June 13, 2025

Susan Philipsz is presenting a new exhibition titled "East by West" at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, opening June 13, 2025. The show features the artist's signature sound-based installations, exploring themes of geography, memory, and displacement through audio works that blend field recordings and musical compositions.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 13, 2025 visibility 19 link 11 artists, 7 galleries

New art fair Arrival brings collectors to the bucolic Berkshires

Arrival, a new art fair, launched its inaugural edition on June 12 at the Tourists hotel in North Adams, Massachusetts, featuring 36 exhibitors from across the US. The biennial fair, running through June 15, includes panels, talks, and off-site programming at nearby museums. Galleries set up in hotel rooms, creating an intimate, domestic atmosphere. Founders Yng-Ru Chen, Sarah Galender Meyer, and Crystalle Lacouture—who together bring 60 years of art-world experience—aim to offer a respite from conventional convention-center fairs. Early sales included works by Hayal Pozanti, Chelsea Ryoko Wong, and Pae White, and the Williams College Museum of Art acquired three works from the fair.

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article culture schedule Jun 11, 2025 visibility 21 link 13 artists, 3 galleries

A brush with… Lubaina Himid — podcast

This podcast episode features a conversation with Lubaina Himid, the Turner Prize-winning artist born in Zanzibar in 1954 and based in Preston, UK. Himid discusses her paintings, sculptures, and installations that center marginalized figures, diasporic cultures, and overlooked histories. She reflects on the influence of artists Stanley Spencer, Bridget Riley, and William Hogarth, as well as writers Audre Lorde and Essex Hemphill. The episode also covers her curatorial work in the 1980s, her role in the Black British Arts movement, and her admiration for peer Claudette Johnson. Upcoming exhibitions include a show with Magda Stawarska at Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge, a group show at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, and her representation of the British Pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 11, 2025 visibility 33 link 30 artists, 2 galleries

New York Museums are Showcasing African American Art, Exhibitions Feature Lorna Simpson, Rashid Johnson, Beauford Delaney, Amy Sherald, Black Dandyism & More

New York museums are presenting a wave of major exhibitions focused on African American art this spring and summer, many running through fall 2025. Solo shows include the largest-ever surveys of Rashid Johnson at the Guggenheim Museum, Amy Sherald at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Jack Whitten at the Museum of Modern Art. The Drawing Center hosts the first museum exhibition dedicated to Beauford Delaney's drawings, while the Brooklyn Museum presents the first museum show for sculptor Nancy Elizabeth Prophet. At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, highlights include the newly renovated Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, a Lorna Simpson painting exhibition, a roof garden installation by Jennie C. Jones, and the Costume Institute's "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" exploring Black dandyism.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 10, 2025 visibility 18 link 10 artists, 1 gallery

Women on the Verge: Five Museums in Maine Showcase Nicole Wittenberg and Ann Craven

Five museums across Maine are simultaneously presenting exhibitions featuring the work of painters Nicole Wittenberg and Ann Craven, in a coordinated initiative titled "Women on the Verge." The participating institutions include the Portland Museum of Art, the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland, the Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art in Brunswick, and the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland. Each venue is showing a distinct body of work by either Wittenberg or Craven, highlighting their vibrant, often nature-inspired paintings that explore themes of femininity, perception, and the natural world.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 9, 2025 visibility 15 link 6 artists, 1 gallery

Where to see art in Houston now: 9 intriguing new exhibits opening in June

Houston's art scene is bustling in June 2025 with nine new exhibitions opening across the city. Highlights include Lawndale Art Center's annual "Big Show," juried by Dr. Phillip A. Townsend, featuring 88 works by 77 local artists; Sawyer Yards' "Be the Art: The Silos Selfie Experience," an immersive, social-media-friendly display; and three new shows at the Blaffer Art Museum, including "a way to mend" focusing on Gulf Coast artists and healing, "¡Cuidado!" by X Arriaga Cuellar and Adán Vallecillo about migrant healthcare workers, and Saif Azzuz's debut museum exhibition "Keet Hegehlpa’ (the water is rising)" addressing land and water privatization. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston also celebrates new acquisitions spanning luxurious historical works and AI-driven futures.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 3, 2025 visibility 20 link 26 artists, 2 galleries

Ten Museum Exhibitions Across New England Worth Seeing

Boston Art Review (BAR) has published a curated list of ten museum exhibitions across New England that are currently worth seeing. The article highlights a diverse range of shows, from contemporary art to historical surveys, taking place at various institutions throughout the region.

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article local schedule May 23, 2025 visibility 17 link 4 artists, 1 gallery

A new art center debuts in an old Denver fortune cookie factory

Amanda Precourt is opening the Cookie Factory, a new art space in Denver's Baker neighborhood, on May 24. Housed in a former fortune cookie factory that Precourt purchased in 2017, the 5,700-square-foot venue features four exhibition rooms, two solo shows per year, and monthly activations. The inaugural activation on June 21 will include yoga and sound baths led by local healers. Precourt, a Denver native and philanthropist, has transformed the dilapidated building with her partner, artist Andrew Jensdotter, and added a second-story apartment for her personal contemporary art collection. The space will not display her collection but will commission new works inspired by Colorado's environment.

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article news schedule May 19, 2025 visibility 23 link 13 artists, 11 galleries

5 Artists on Our Radar in May 2025

Artsy's May 2025 edition of 'Artists on Our Radar' highlights five emerging visual artists: Julia Jo, Raina Lee, Yaya Yajie Liang, and two others. Julia Jo, a Korean painter based in New York, showed new works at the Independent art fair with Charles Moffett, featuring emotionally charged, abstract figurative paintings. Raina Lee, a Taiwanese American ceramicist, presented pocket-sized glazed stoneware at NADA and Future Fair during New York Art Week, inspired by travel and cultural relics. Yaya Yajie Liang, a Chinese painter based in London, creates oil paintings with fluid brushstrokes exploring bodily sensations and interconnectedness.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 16, 2025 visibility 21 link 3 artists, 1 gallery

Mary Weatherford - The Surrealist - Exhibitions

Mary Weatherford presents a new body of work in her exhibition "The Surrealist," featuring large-scale abstract paintings that incorporate unconventional materials such as neon, coral, and starfish. The show includes works like "A Rose Tree" (2025), "Bonfire" (2025), and the titular "The Surrealist" (2024–2025), all executed in flashe on linen with mixed media elements.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 15, 2025 visibility 18 link 5 artists, 2 galleries

Summer shows include multiple exhibitions viewing nature through 2 artists’ work - Portland Press Herald

Multiple Maine museums are collaborating this summer to present simultaneous exhibitions of two mid-career gestural painters, Nicole Wittenberg and Ann Craven, whose work deeply engages with nature and landscape painting. Wittenberg's shows include "A Sailboat in the Moonlight" at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art (through July 20), "Nicole Wittenberg: Cheek to Cheek" at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art (through Sept. 14), and a Paris exhibition at the Fondation Le Corbusier. Craven's exhibitions span the Farnsworth Art Museum ("Ann Craven: Painted Time," through Jan. 4, 2026), the Portland Museum of Art ("Spotlight: Ann Craven," May 14 to Sept. 14), and Bowdoin College Museum of Art (starting May 22).

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museum exhibitions schedule May 13, 2025 visibility 25 link 47 artists, 25 galleries

Photo London reveals details of tenth anniversary edition

Photo London will celebrate its tenth anniversary edition from May 15-18, 2025 at Somerset House, which is itself marking 25 years as an international arts destination. The fair will feature a strong roster of returning and new international galleries, the return of the Discovery section for emerging galleries, and a new Positions section for unrepresented photographers championed by collectors. Special programming includes a 'London Lives' exhibition showcasing around 30 leading photographers, a solo show by Colin Dodgson presented by Belmond, a new Book Market for independent publishers, a talks programme curated by Thames & Hudson, and awards such as the Photo London x Nikon Emerging Photographer of the Year and the Photo London x Hahnemühle Student Award.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 13, 2025 visibility 17 link 25 artists, 2 galleries

Preview: Upcoming Summer Shows at Houston Area Museums

Houston-area museums and art spaces have announced their upcoming summer exhibitions, including immersive installations, figurative group shows, and presentations addressing environmental issues. Highlights include A.A.Murakami's "Floating World" at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), the first solo U.S. museum presentation for the artist duo; Francesca Fuchs's "The Space Between Looking and Loving" at the Menil Collection, which explores a personal connection between the artist's father and John de Menil; and "Figurative Histories" at the Moody Center for the Arts, featuring works by Black Texas artists examining sociopolitical histories.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 13, 2025 visibility 19 link 11 artists, 1 gallery

For its 10th edition Photo London aims to look beyond the notorious ‘Kate Moss Index’

Photo London, the UK's leading photography fair, is preparing for its 10th edition from 15 to 18 May at Somerset House under new director Sophie Parker. Parker, the fair's first female director and a longtime staff member, aims to move beyond the so-called 'Kate Moss Index'—industry slang for the prevalence of safe, traditional photographic subjects like supermodel portraits—by rewarding galleries that take risks with more experimental work. The fair has cycled through several directors in recent years, including Roderick van der Lee and Kamiar Maleki, but Parker brings an insider's perspective and a working-class background to the role.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 9, 2025 visibility 20 link 9 artists, 3 galleries

Bauhaus thread weaves through expansive textile show at MoMA

The traveling exhibition "Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction" has made its final stop at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. Organized by Lynne Cooke, senior curator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, in collaboration with MoMA, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the National Gallery of Canada, the show features around 150 works that explore weaving through the lens of abstraction. At MoMA, the exhibition responds to the museum's historical ties to the Bauhaus, including works by Anni Albers and Gunta Stölzl, and highlights lesser-known figures like Ed Rossbach. The show also includes contemporary artists such as Jeffrey Gibson, with several having concurrent solo exhibitions in New York.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 7, 2025 visibility 19 link 4 artists, 1 gallery

New York’s Hotel Chelsea honors the late artist Teruko Yokoi with new restaurant

New York's Hotel Chelsea is opening a Japanese restaurant named Teruko, inspired by and honoring the late artist Teruko Yokoi, who lived at the hotel from 1958 to 1961 with her then-husband, artist Sam Francis. The restaurant, helmed by chef Tadashi Ono, will feature eight recently acquired works by Yokoi and is set to open in mid-May. Coinciding with the restaurant's opening, a solo exhibition of Yokoi's work, titled "Noh Theater," is on view at Hollis Taggart gallery through June 14, showcasing over 20 works from the late 1950s to early 2000s that draw on Noh theatre traditions.

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trending_up market schedule May 6, 2025 visibility 26 link 13 artists, 7 galleries

Asian galleries move westward: their growing presence and influence in New York

Hong Kong-based gallery Kiang Malingue is opening a new outpost on the Lower East Side of New York on May 9, joining a wave of Asian galleries expanding into the city. The 3,500 sq. ft space at 50 Eldridge Street, formerly an artist's studio, will debut with a solo show by Japanese artist Hiroka Yamashita titled 'The Lights from the Deep Mountains.' Other recent arrivals include Manila's Silverlens (Chelsea, 2022), Taipei's Nunu Fine Art (Lower East Side, 2023), Hong Kong's Alisan Fine Arts (Upper East Side, 2023), and Shanghai's Bank (Lower East Side, March 2025).

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museum exhibitions schedule May 5, 2025 visibility 22 link 16 artists, 6 galleries

What not to miss at Frieze New York 2025

Frieze New York 2025 will take place from 7 to 11 May at The Shed, featuring over 65 leading contemporary art galleries from more than 25 countries. The fair offers collectors access to blue-chip works by major artists and pieces by emerging talents, alongside amenities such as the US debut of Korean luxury beauty brand The Whoo showcasing three South Korean female artists, and a Ruinart champagne bar with a commissioned installation by artist Sam Falls. Notable booths include Mendes Wood DM presenting a new sculpture by Sonia Gomes and works by Kishio Suga, a joint presentation by Apalazzogallery and Emalin featuring Augustas Serapinas, and Tina Kim Gallery highlighting a multigenerational selection of women artists including Maia Ruth Lee.

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trending_up market schedule May 3, 2025 visibility 32 link 15 artists, 1 gallery

Ten Highlights From New York’s Spring Marquee Auctions

New York's spring marquee auctions are set for May 2025, with Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips presenting strong lineups after a 25% drop in total public sales in 2024. Highlights include the $250 million Leonard and Louise Riggio collection at Christie's, featuring Piet Mondrian's *Composition with Large Red Plane, Bluish Gray, Yellow, Black and Blue* (est. $50 million), and Alberto Giacometti's *Grande tête mince* (est. over $70 million) at Sotheby's. Other top lots include Lucio Fontana's *The End of God*, Jean-Michel Basquiat's *Baby Boom*, a Rothko from the Bass mansion, Claude Monet's *Crepuscular Peupliers*, Olga de Amaral's evening sale debut, a trove of 40 Roy Lichtenstein works, and an Ed Ruscha piece. The sales test market resilience amid supply constraints and a cautious art market.

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