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        "title": "Six Bardos: Hymn (Behind the Sun)",
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                    "title": "Women in Print: Recent Acquisitions",
                    "description": "<i>Women in Print: Recent Acquisitions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 16-June 19, 2022).",
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        "did_you_know": "The prints of the series to which this work belongs are among the largest prints ever created by their publisher, Gemini G.E.L.",
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        "description": "Ethiopian-born contemporary artist Julie Mehretu draws from a wide range of source material, including maps, architectural renderings, found photography, and current events to create abstract images composed of gestural lines and forms. This print belongs to a series inspired by a trip to China\u2019s Mogao Caves, each of which bear a title taken from Bardos\u2014liminal states between life and death in Buddhism. Drawing from imagery such as calligraphy and ancient cave painting, the artist worked with a master printer to produce the etching in a large scale meant to create an absorptive experience for its viewer.",
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                "citation": "Salisbury, Britany. \u201cWomen in Print.\u201d <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>61, no. 4 (Fall 2021): 22.",
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