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Lisa Smolkin and Neil LaPierre: Belonging(s)

set out to address the mistuned relationship between , as in physical possessions, and , as in the feeling of being a part of something: a place, community or relationship. Fresh out of a three-year partnership, and with this review as some kind of shield, I chose to attend the exhibition and its program of performances as a kind of post-belonging self-care regime. If I attend the comedy shows and go shopping with Lisa Smolkin and Neil LaPierre, will I come away feeling a

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