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        "tombstone": "Self-Portrait as Record Collector, 2013. Allen Rawson Ruppersberg (American, 1944-). Color screenprint on two sheets of black wove paper. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Stephen Dull, 2018.52. \u00a9 Allen Ruppersberg, Courtesy of the artist and Greene Naftali, New York",
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        "title": "Self-Portrait as Record Collector",
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                    "title": "Who RU2 Day: Mass Media and the Fine Art Print",
                    "description": "<i>Who RU2 Day: Mass Media and the Fine Art Print</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 18, 2018-March 24, 2019).",
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        "description": "Although Allen Ruppersberg\u2019s cartoon-like self-portrait over giant reproductions of vinyl record labels may appear light-hearted, his appropriation of these vintage, mass-produced objects raise questions about what happens when influential aspects of popular culture pass into obscurity. Referring to his practice of making art from his collection of ephemeral media, Ruppersberg said: \u201cThe formal aspect of my work involves copying; the emotional aspect is dying.\u201d",
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        "updated_at": "2026-04-01 19:07:11.911000"
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