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The Threads of Destiny: Maryn Varbanov, Works from the 1970s, with Song Huai-Kuei

When was the last time you saw a contemporary art exhibition that was also a great love story? A tale of clandestine romance, love of country and culture, some political maneuvering, and artistic collaboration culminates in one of China’s legendary reform-era stories about a couple who were central to the development of China’s cultural landscape and wider worldview. The lives of Maryn

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