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article culture schedule Apr 20, 2026 visibility 15 link 6 artists

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Marcel, a new restaurant, opened on April 17 in the lower level of Sotheby’s new home at the Marcel Breuer building on the Upper East Side. Designed by Roman and Williams in partnership with the auction house, the space features walnut-paneled walls, an open kitchen, and a pâtisserie. Chef Marie-Aude Rose, who also oversees La Mercerie downtown, created a “continental” menu rooted in French technique but influenced by Breuer’s Hungarian heritage, with dishes like chicken paprikash and lobster bisque with turmeric and ginger. The wine list comes from Sotheby’s own collection, allowing guests to purchase bottles they enjoy during their meal.

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person people schedule Apr 18, 2026 visibility 23 link 9 artists

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Diya Vij has been appointed as the new commissioner of New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs, the largest municipal funder of culture in the United States. Vij, a 40-year-old arts administrator with experience at Powerhouse Arts, the High Line, Creative Time, and the Queens Museum, previously worked for the department from 2014 to 2018 under former commissioner Tom Finkelpearl. She now oversees a $300 million annual budget and a 50-person staff, tasked with sustaining artistic communities across the five boroughs amid federal funding cuts to the NEA and NEH.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 17, 2026 visibility 24 link 19 artists

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Over 500 guests gathered on a Tribeca rooftop for the 2026 Bronx Museum Gala, a fundraising event held in advance of the museum's South Wing renovation, slated to open in 2027. The evening honored artist Awol Erizku, designer Colm Dillane (KidSuper), and patron Lois Plehn, with newly-installed museum director Shamim M. Momin and co-chairs Danielle Falls and Annie B. Taylor wearing custom KidSuper suits. The gala featured a live auction led by Phillips auctioneer Sarah Krueger, including works by Ann Craven and Joyce McDonald, and an afterparty with DJ sets by Erizku and DJ Düe Champ.

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article culture schedule Apr 13, 2026 visibility 22 link 15 artists

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On Friday night, Bobbi Salvör Menuez, Whitney Mallett, and quori Theodor hosted a fundraiser vintage sale above Chinatown at lighting design studio Blue Green Works, benefiting the Trans Justice Funding Project. The event featured poetry and literary readings, with designer donations from Lena Waithe, Pedro Pascal, Chloë Sevigny, Julia Fox, Tommy Dorfman, Conner Ives, and Eckhaus Latta, plus archival pieces from co-organizer John Mollet's personal collection including Hermès and a Jean Paul Gaultier ballet costume. Guests included artists, writers, and photographers such as Collier Schorr, K8 Hardy, and Erin Markey.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 30, 2026 visibility 20 link 5 artists

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The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York is organizing a major retrospective of Marcel Duchamp, the first in the U.S. since 1973. Curated by Michelle Kuo, Ann Temkin, and Matthew Affron, the exhibition titled "Marcel Duchamp" will run from April 12 through August 22 and feature over 300 artworks, including iconic pieces like *Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2* and *Fountain*. The curators describe the challenge as extreme, given Duchamp's deliberate confounding of traditional art systems, and they aim for a "deadpan accuracy" in presenting his work, including studies and replications as independent artworks.

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person people schedule Mar 27, 2026 visibility 21 link 12 artists

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Humberto Moro, deputy director of program at the Dia Art Foundation, discusses his role in expanding the institution's focus to include Latin American artists such as Liliana Porter, Delcy Morelos, and David Lamelas, whose major survey he curated. The interview, published by Cultured, covers Moro's career path from his early painting pursuits to positions at Museo Tamayo, Museo Jumex, SCAD's Museum of Art, and the Park Avenue Armory, and his current work at Dia alongside director Jessica Morgan. Moro also shares his personal interests in science fiction and literature, citing authors Ted Chiang, Cixin Liu, and Mariana Enriquez.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 25, 2026 visibility 23 link 38 artists

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The New Museum in New York has reopened after two years with a major expansion designed by OMA / Shohei Shigematsu and Rem Koolhaas, doubling its size to 60,000 additional square feet. The inaugural exhibition, “New Humans: Memories of the Future,” curated by Massimiliano Gioni, features over 800 objects by more than 200 artists, scientists, and designers across three main floors. The show explores how concepts of the human have evolved in response to technological innovation over the past century, with thematic chapters such as “Reproductive Futures” and a site-specific sculpture by Klára Hosnedlová in the new Atrium Stair.

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museum exhibitions schedule Mar 20, 2026 visibility 16 link 3 artists

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Brazilian artist Beatriz Milhazes created a suspended sculpture titled "Aquarium" in collaboration with Cartier's Artist meets Artisan project, using unused precious and semi-precious stones such as diamonds, Akoya pearls, and black jade. The work, first realized in 2010, translates her signature colorful, rhythmic painting motifs into a three-dimensional mobile that shimmers like a school of fish. It will be installed at Cartier's Boston boutique on Newbury Street on March 25. The article includes an interview with Milhazes discussing the inception, materiality, and evolution of her sculptural practice.

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article culture schedule Feb 25, 2026 visibility 24 link 9 artists

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CULTURED magazine assembled a roundtable of three Black women leaders at prominent Black art museums in the U.S.—Key Jo Lee of the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) in San Francisco, Cheryl Finley of the Atlanta University Center Art History and Curatorial Studies Collective (AUC), and Amy Andrieux of the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) in New York. The discussion explores how each arrived at her role, the challenges these institutions face—including financial pressures and heightened scrutiny under the current U.S. administration—and their strategies for preserving and building legacies. Lee, who joined MoAD three years ago after a tenure at the Cleveland Museum of Art, is curating the exhibition “UNBOUND: Art, Blackness & the Universe,” named one of Hyperallergic’s top 25 of 2025. Finley, a curator, art historian, critic, and author, directs the AUC collective at Spelman College. Andrieux, who came from music and media roles at Red Bull Media House and MTV World, was recruited in 2018 to save MoCADA from closure and later became its executive director and chief curator, overseeing a capital expansion in 2023.

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article culture schedule Feb 19, 2026 visibility 19 link 7 artists

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The article explores the intersection of art and playground design, highlighting how artists have created inspiring play spaces that double as works of art. It begins with the 1954 Museum of Modern Art competition for creative playground equipment, won by Virginia Dortch Dorazio's Fantastic Village, and discusses Isamu Noguchi's Playscapes, including his only U.S. installation in Piedmont Park, Atlanta, commissioned by the High Museum of Art in 1975. The piece then profiles four artist-designed playgrounds: Carsten Höller's Pink Mirror Carousel in St. Moritz, Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam's Woods of Net in Japan, Niki de Saint Phalle's Tarot Garden in Italy, and others, each blending sculpture with interactive play.

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person people schedule Feb 6, 2026 visibility 16 link 11 artists

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Amaury Vergara and Valeria Bross, a prominent collecting couple in Guadalajara, Mexico, have built a collection that reflects their local roots and the growing international resonance of the city's art scene. Vergara, CEO of Omnilife and president of CD Guadalajara, and Bross, a wedding photographer, acquire works through private studio visits and fairs like Zona Maco. Their home features pieces by Mexican contemporary artists such as Adela Goldbard, whose work 'Nochixtlán (III)' memorializes a 2016 protest in Oaxaca. They discuss Guadalajara's distinct, non-competitive artistic environment and its rise as a destination for collectors seeking alternatives to Mexico City.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 29, 2026 visibility 21 link 9 artists

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The Whitney Museum of American Art hosted its sold-out 2026 Art Party, a fundraiser organized by the Whitney Contemporaries and co-chaired by comedian Ego Nwodim, artists Martine Gutierrez and Emma Safir, patrons Steven Beltrani and Alexander Hankin, and stylist Micaela Erlanger. The event transformed the museum's ground floor into a dance floor with DJ sets by the Dare and artist Raúl de Nieves, attracting a crowd that included First Lady of New York Rama Duwaji, Martha Stewart, artists Sasha Gordon and Frank WANG Yefeng, and curators Chrissie Iles and Christiane Paul.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jan 14, 2026 visibility 24 link 37 artists

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Art critic and writer Jarrett Earnest travels to Warsaw for the opening of "The Woman Question 1550–2025," a major survey of women artists curated by Alison M. Gingeras at the Museum of Modern Art (MSN Warsaw). The exhibition features nearly 200 works spanning from Renaissance to contemporary art, including pieces by Artemisia Gentileschi, Frida Kahlo, Lisa Yuskavage, and many Eastern European artists. Earnest reflects on the enduring theme of the female nude and the political context of Poland, where far-right policies have restricted women's rights.

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person people schedule Jan 8, 2026 visibility 30 link 6 artists

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Max Hollein, director and CEO of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, discusses the institution's upcoming major projects in an interview with a chair of the Met's Vanguard Council. These include the groundbreaking of the new Tang Wing for Modern and Contemporary Art, designed by Frida Escobedo, a major Raphael exhibition, and the Met Gala co-chaired by Beyoncé. Hollein reflects on the launch of the Vanguard Council, a next-generation patron group, and the museum's efforts to engage younger audiences.

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person people schedule Dec 19, 2025 visibility 15 link 5 artists

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Allison Sarofim, a Houston-born patron and founder of the clean skincare line Loulu Hawai‘i, is profiled in a CULTURED questionnaire. She recounts her art-collecting journey, which began with a Mark Rothko given by her father to her mother upon her birth, later gifted to her on her 30th birthday. Her first purchase was an Andy Warhol gold-leaf portrait of Stuart Preston. Sarofim serves as a founding board member of Ballroom Marfa, which recently acquired the 75-year-old Auction Sale Barn (the Bull Room) to transform into a performing arts space. She also discusses the inspiration behind her beauty line, rooted in Hawaii's botanicals and the spirit of aloha, and plans for new products in 2026.

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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 8, 2025 visibility 28 link 22 artists

art new york museum exhibition guide winter

Cultured magazine has published a winter exhibition guide for New York museums, highlighting six major shows running through early 2026. Featured exhibitions include Ayoung Kim's "Delivery Dancer Codex" at MoMA PS1, a survey of UFO-themed works at The Drawing Center, a Ruth Asawa retrospective at MoMA, Renoir drawings at the Morgan Library & Museum, Robert Rauschenberg's photography at the Museum of the City of New York, and Alexander Calder's circus at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Each entry provides dates, curatorial context, and visitor tips.

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article culture schedule Nov 26, 2025 visibility 21 link 25 artists, 7 galleries

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Art-world insiders share their best and worst experiences at gallery dinners, from seating disasters and VIP-only food queues to intimate gatherings and haunted-house Halloween parties. Contributors include collectors, artists, curators, writers, and gallerists who recount memorable evenings hosted by figures like Jose Martos and White Cube, revealing the social dynamics that define these events.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 18, 2025 visibility 18 link 8 artists

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The article reports on "Perfume: Sculpture of the Invisible," a retrospective exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris celebrating 30 years of work by renowned perfumer Francis Kurkdjian. Curated by Jérôme Neutres and running through Nov. 23, the show features over 40 scents, including collaborations with artists like Sophie Calle, Yann Toma, and musicians Kilo Kish, alongside immersive installations such as L’Alchimie des Sens, which translates Kurkdjian's Baccarat Rouge Édition Millésime into a multi-sensory experience involving taste, sound, and sight.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 3, 2025 visibility 24 link 21 artists

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Performa celebrated its 20th anniversary and the opening of its 2025 biennial with a multi-venue event in New York, starting at Harlem Parish and moving to a Lower East Side hub at 424 Broadway. The evening featured experimental music by Luciano Chessa, Eric Mingus, Elliott Sharp, and Joan La Barbara, a silent auction of custom wine blends by artists Julie Mehretu, Paul Pfeiffer, and Jessica Rankin, and a feast by chef Marcus Samuelsson. The party was co-chaired by artist Rashid Johnson and the late Agnes Gund, with guests including RoseLee Goldberg, Anne Imhof, Joan Jonas, Sanford Biggers, Laurie Simmons, and many others. The event also launched Performa's first magazine, *Works in Practice*.

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article culture schedule Oct 22, 2025 visibility 14 link 1 artist

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Precious Okoyomon, editor of CULTURED at Home gardens, selects five unconventional natural landscapes that thrive against difficult odds. These include Dumbarton Oaks in Washington DC with its ancient wisteria, the radioactive waste site Dead Horse Bay in Brooklyn where invasive species bloom, the childhood haven Glen Helen Nature Preserve in Ohio, the Persian-inspired Untermyer Gardens in Yonkers, and Derek Jarman's seaside garden beside a nuclear plant in Dungeness, UK. Each location is described through Okoyomon's personal reflections, illustrated by Erin Knutson.

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article culture schedule Oct 16, 2025 visibility 19 link 11 artists

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This article from Cultured explores the history and evolution of the art heist genre across film, television, and books. It traces the genre's origins from the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa by Vincenzo Peruggia to its appearance in 19th-century detective serials by Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle, and later in French New Wave noirs and slick 1990s heist films. The piece highlights recent entries like Kelly Reichardt's film *The Mastermind* starring Josh O'Connor, and compiles a list of key works including *Animal Crackers* (1930), *How to Steal a Million* (1966), *The Thomas Crown Affair* (1968/1999), and *Hudson Hawk* (1991), noting how the genre reflects changing attitudes toward wealth, crime, and the sublime power of art.

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person people schedule Oct 13, 2025 visibility 17 link 19 artists

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Belma Gaudio, founder of the London fashion, homeware, and wellness boutique Koibird, opens her art-filled London home to CULTURED magazine, offering a rare glimpse into her eclectic collection. The article, presented as a collector questionnaire, features works by René Magritte, Lucio Fontana, Christina Quarles, and others, photographed by Mary McCartney. Gaudio discusses her childhood as a refugee from Bosnia and Herzegovina, her instinct for collecting objects from Barbies to snakeskins, and how her global upbringing shaped her eye for mixing eras and styles—from traditional Italian to contemporary.

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article news schedule Oct 10, 2025 visibility 20 link 12 artists

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CULTURED magazine partnered with Samsung to launch the "CULTURED Collection," a series of contemporary artworks available on the Samsung Art Store for owners of Samsung's The Frame and QLED TVs. A pop-up gallery in Chelsea, New York, and a dinner event celebrated the launch, featuring works by artists including Adam Pendleton, Dominique Fung, Oscar yi Hou, Theresa Chromati, Andrea Marie Breiling, Chris Martin, and Emma Webster. The event drew a cross-section of art and tech insiders, including Art Basel CEO Noah Horowitz, Samsung executives, and collectors.

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person people schedule Oct 8, 2025 visibility 17 link 6 artists, 3 galleries

art daisy parris frieze london interview

Daisy Parris, a 32-year-old painter once dubbed an "IBA" (Instagram British Artist) by Elle magazine, is navigating post-pandemic art market success by pursuing experimental textile work. Their painting sold for $254,000 at Phillips in September 2024, eight times its estimate. To coincide with Frieze London, Parris debuts "Kiss the Storm," a 16-foot-wide hand-knotted wool textile created with Textorial, an initiative by Artwise Curators, on view at the Royal College of Physicians from October 14–16. The piece incorporates painted canvas scraps and embroidered text, reflecting Parris's shift toward medium experimentation alongside their signature large-scale canvases.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 3, 2025 visibility 18 link 7 artists

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The Yale Center for British Art opens "Passages," the most comprehensive exhibition of Hew Locke's work to date, featuring nearly 50 works spanning three decades. Central to the show is a site-specific installation of Locke's ship sculptures, three of which are suspended in the foyer of the museum's Louis I. Kahn building. The exhibition will travel to the Wexner Center for the Arts and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. In an interview, Locke discusses his studio practice, his ongoing exploration of imperialism's symbolism, and his plans for new bronzes and prints.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 26, 2025 visibility 16 link 13 artists

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The Hammer Museum has announced the lineup for the seventh edition of its biennial survey "Made in L.A.," curated by Essence Harden and Paulina Pobocha. Starting with a list of over 1,000 artists and no predetermined theme, the curators visited numerous studios over six months to select 28 participants. The exhibition includes artists working beyond traditional definitions, such as online archivist Jerald Cooper and DJ programmer Michael Donte, alongside experimental filmmakers, choreography, ceramics, and installations. The show features works by Pat O'Neill, Carl Cheng, Greg Breda, and others, reflecting Los Angeles's car culture, light, and evolving landscape.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 15, 2025 visibility 19 link 29 artists, 13 galleries

art los angeles fall gallery shows

Cultured magazine highlights several fall gallery shows in Los Angeles, featuring solo exhibitions by Mire Lee at Sprüth Magers, Rebecca Morris at Regen Projects, Lukas Geronimas at Parker Gallery, Christina Kimeze at Hauser & Wirth, and Herman Cherry at Sebastian Gladstone. The shows run through October and November 2025, showcasing a range of media from Lee's industrial paintings and Morris's abstract compositions to Geronimas's architectural sculptures, Kimeze's mystical figurative works, and Cherry's abstract expressionist paintings.

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person people schedule Sep 12, 2025 visibility 19 link 14 artists

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Francis J. Greenburger, a real estate developer, philanthropist, and literary agent, discusses his lifelong art collection and philanthropic initiatives in an interview with CULTURED. He recounts buying his first painting at age 14 for $25, navigating the 1970s SoHo art scene at Max's Kansas City, and founding the Francis J. Greenburger Awards in 1985 to honor under-recognized artists with a $12,500 prize. Greenburger also details his role at Art Omi, a nonprofit arts center in the Hudson Valley with a sculpture park, residency programs, and the upcoming Art Omi Pavilions project, which will offer 18 artists and collectors individual sites across 190 acres. He is also releasing a book, *Autobiography of a Skyscraper*, about Chicago's 1000M tower.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 3, 2025 visibility 15 link 7 artists

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art is opening "When Objects Dream," the first exhibition to examine Man Ray's rayographs in the context of his broader oeuvre. Opening September 14, the show features over 60 rayographs alongside 100 paintings, objects, drawings, and films spanning the artist's career. The exhibition is supported by the haute couture house Schiaparelli, whose founder Elsa Schiaparelli was a close friend and collaborator of Ray's, both central figures in the 1920s Parisian avant-garde.

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museum exhibitions schedule Aug 20, 2025 visibility 19 link 8 artists

art studio museum harlem reopening

The Studio Museum in Harlem will reopen on November 15 after a seven-year closure, unveiling a new seven-floor, 82,000-square-foot building designed by Adjaye Associates and executed by Cooper Robertson. To mark the occasion, Cultured magazine convened three conceptual artists—Nikita Gale, Camille Norment, and Sable Elyse Smith—who received early support from the museum, each reflecting on how the institution shaped their careers. Norment, featured in the 2001 exhibition "Freestyle," is creating a new installation for the reopening; Gale and Smith both participated in the 2017 show "Fictions."

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