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Wednesday, January 21, 2015
20th-century Galleries Rotation
The most recent rotation in the 20th-century galleries has just been installed, including work by Jasper Johns, Ed Ruscha, Roy Liechtenstein, and Tom Wesselmann, as well as two recent acquisitions, a set of Polaroids by Andy Warhol and a fantastic video by Christian Marclay. Please check it out!
- Jon Seydl, Director of Curatorial Affairs
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