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When

Sep 21, 2018 – Sep 27, 2020

Where

Gallery 270

About

See how contemporary artists confront traditional representations of the figure. For some, the body becomes a physical link to identity and, for others, a chance to explore the surreal. These works defy a sense of wholeness and offer up symbolic parts for reinterpretation.

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Untitled

Robert Gober

Hairballs #1

Nick Cave

Portrait of Jean-Louis

Louise Bourgeois

Navels

Marie-Ange Guilleminot

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Curators

Erica F. Battle, The John Alchin and Hal Marryatt Associate Curator of Contemporary Art

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