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Trevor Shimizu on Dan Graham

or those of you who do not know me personally this may come as a bit of a surprise—Dan Graham is a big influence. Dan, his words and his work, helped inform much of what I made in previous years. His statement, “my work is for children and parents on weekends,” however, has the most resonance for me today. Three favorites relating to this idea are his (1998–2000), (1998–2000), and the Met Rooftop Commission in 2014, all of

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