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GETTING UP CLOSE

Compiling this as the year draws to a close, I find myself struggling to describe all the moments that exist around the margins of our written chronicle of contemporary art. There are manifold joys in watching people realize their creative and intellectual productions and how they share them with us. Whether it is an artist introducing their work and asking them how and why they made certain decisions, joining a curator-led tour of an exhibition, or listening to a discussion filled with insight

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