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        "tombstone": "Stairs, 2010. Monika Sosnowska (Polish, b. 1972). Steel, paint; overall: 294.6 x 165.1 x 88.9 cm (116 x 65 x 35 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Scott C. Mueller and Margaret Fulton Mueller and Sundry Art-Contemporary Fund, 2011.1",
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        "title": "Stairs",
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        "department": "Contemporary Art",
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        "measurements": "Overall: 294.6 x 165.1 x 88.9 cm (116 x 65 x 35 in.)",
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        "did_you_know": "Sosnowska says of her art, \u201cIn my works there\u2019s no trace of the artist\u2019s hand.\u201d",
        "description": "Sosnowska is interested in modernism's fascination with utopian ideals, examples of which in Eastern Europe are now in ruins. <em>Stairs</em>, made during the artist's first residency in the United States, is an exact copy of fire-escape stairs seen in New York City. The newly rendered stairs were carefully bent with the use of forklifts, then painted with enamel oil-based paint, providing it with both sculptural elegance and uncanniness. <em>Stairs</em> uses the language of architecture to explore and analyze the ways in which form and function can be used to express a range of ideals, locations, and histories.",
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        "updated_at": "2026-03-27 00:01:00.659000"
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