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        "tombstone": "Les Insectes Nocturnes, 1965. Juan Luis Bu\u00f1uel (Spanish, 1934\u20132017). Bronze, brass, and copper wire; overall: 48.2 x 43.8 x 25.4 cm (19 x 17 1/4 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Henry Steinberg in memory of his wife, Lillian B. Steinberg, 1984.193",
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        "title": "Les Insectes Nocturnes",
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        "measurements": "Overall: 48.2 x 43.8 x 25.4 cm (19 x 17 1/4 x 10 in.)",
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                    "id": 309849,
                    "title": "Year in Review for 1984",
                    "description": "<i>Year in Review for 1984</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 3-May 5, 1985).",
                    "opening_date": "1985-04-03T05:00:00"
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                {
                    "description": "CMA, July 11 - September 11, 1967: \"Recent Acquisitions by Cleveland Collectors\"",
                    "opening_date": "1967-07-11T00:00:00"
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                    "description": "\"Juan Luis Bunuel,\" Willard Gallery, NY (Oct. 5 - 30, 1965).",
                    "opening_date": "1965-10-05T00:00:00"
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                    "description": "\"The Year in Review 1984,\" CMA (1985).",
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        "description": "Bu\u00f1uel\u2019s sculptural tableau evokes his interests in the subconscious and the absurdity of life, which he explored with fellow artist friends and mentors including Alexander Calder, Orson Welles, and his own father, filmmaker Luis Bu\u00f1uel. Les Insectes Nocturnes (the nocturnal insects) draws upon notions existentialism: the abstract insects placed upon the stage-like platform may represent human beings endlessly performing the banal routines of modern life.",
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        "updated_at": "2026-03-27 00:03:39.078000"
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