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Pour, Tear, Carve: Material Possibilities in the Collection

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Pour, Tear, Carve

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Shaping Ourselves

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Phillips@THEARC Exhibition
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Dee Dwyer

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Intersections: Linling Lu

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On The Experiment Station

Pour, Tear, Carve: The Possibilities of Plastic
The Intersection of Art and Music: An Immersive Experience in Linling Lu’s Soundwaves
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