From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present Shape Shift | Grids & Surfaces. This exhibition spotlights two contemporary artists Monica Mohnot and Juliette…
01.17.25 | 02.15.25
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA is proud to present a partnership between their Window Dressing and Soundscapes projects: Ms Cashmere: Banner of Love. About the Exhibition…
01.07.25 | 01.12.25
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present Porous, a group exhibition of works from Tiger Strikes Asteroid from Greenville, South Carolina, curated by Mai Snow…
12.07.24 | 01.04.25
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present Shepherd Bells In Ballaban by multi-disciplinary Albanian-American artist, Angel Hubris. Angel Hubris, aka Bimbi, is a…
11.25.24 | 01.03.25
From ICOSA Collective: "Rosie Ganske, born in San Antonio, Texas, is a mixed media artist working in drawing, collage and upcycling. While pursuing a BFA…
11.25.24 | 12.01.24
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present two sound pieces by Amos Cochran: Color Field Outside/In and N.I. (Natural Intelligence). Interdisciplinary artist Amos Cochran is an Emmy-Nominated…
10.28.24 | 11.22.24
From the organizers: "Artists in show: Amelia Bratcher, Kristi Brooks, Lavy Cao, Fionayuko Forbes, Rosie Ganske, Zach Larkin, Zahra Martinez, Farah Narejo, Victor Tejeda, Adelaide…
11.02.24 | 11.02.24
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present Enclaves. Matt Rebholz and Jenn Wilson Shepherd explore the relationship of the world beyond humanism where people…
09.27.24 | 10.26.24
From ICOSA: "Dew Magic was inspired by magical sounds found in nature. Some of the sounds for the track, Hawaiian Ocean, were recorded in lava…
09.16.24 | 10.18.24
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present Straight Like That, a group exhibition of works from the Houston based artist collective, Throughline, guest curated…
08.17.24 | 09.14.24
From ICOSA: "Grotto of Austin is a site-specific window installation that explores our relationship to sacred spaces, both natural and human-made, and the offerings we…
08.05.24 | 08.12.24
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, 28 minute audio recording created by Barry Whittaker. Humans have a history of hurling…
08.05.24 | 08.12.24
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present Summer Break, a group exhibition curated by Kevin Ivester featuring the work of current Collective members…
07.05.24 | 08.03.24
From ICOSA: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present a psychogeographic sound installation created by Andrew Weathers. Days of Hot Water / Blessed Dirt collects sounds from…
06.24.24 | 07.26.24
From ICOSA: "Most people know me by my larger public works—my art house Casa Neverlandia, the sculptures at South Congress & Little Stacy Park, the…
06.24.24 | 07.01.24
From ICOSA Collective: "The exhibition title Wild and Precious is taken from Mary Oliver’s Summer Day where she asks readers to consider what they “plan to do with…
05.24.24 | 06.22.24
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present a site specific, sound installation under the same namesake created by Paul Beaudoin. "icosa" invites listeners…
05.13.24 | 06.14.24
From ICOSA Collective: "Dogsbody is Dead is a body of multimedia work inspired by author Katherine Dunn (notable for her 1989 National Book Award finalist Geek Love)…
05.13.24 | 05.20.24
From ICOSA Collective: "Soft Pocket Multidisciplinary artists Amy Bench, Veronica Ceci, and Lisa Laratta converge to present "Soft Pocket," a collaborative tactile installation that protests…
04.12.24 | 05.11.24
From ICOSA: "What hides behind the soft folds of fabric? What private drama is simmering in the delicate warmth? What lives between the intimacy of…
04.01.24 | 04.08.24
From ICOSA: "In this exhibition, sculptors Cunningham and Rubin converse through objectness to find connections to women's labor by delving into each of their familial…
03.01.24 | 03.30.24
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present (marisco), an improvised sound piece by Jay Roff-Garcia. (marisco) is a recording of an improvised sound…
03.04.24 | 03.29.24
From ICOSA: "Artist Statement My practice is currently evolving as I work to understand the link between identity, land, home and memory. I utilize photography,…
02.19.24 | 02.26.24
From the organizers: "The Contemporary Print is PrintAustin’s annual juried exhibition open to national and international artists, and features an independent survey of the traditions…
01.19.24 | 02.17.24
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present Second Season, a compilation of solo works performed by Barry Stone as the Porch Swing Orchestra. Porch…
12.12.23 | 01.09.24
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present Upwelling, a group exhibition featuring art by over 30 artists whose work explores the environment, nature,…
12.15.23 | 01.07.24
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present Soundings, a collaborative audio work by Colette Copeland with sound engineering by Mark Menza. Soundings is…
11.10.23 | 12.12.23
From ICOSA Collective: "Installation statement Societies that are fixated on individual achievement often grapple with loneliness, isolation, and purposelessness. A cultural emphasis on autonomy comes…
11.20.23 | 12.04.23
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present Figure-Ground, a juried group exhibition curated by Alex Klein. A note from the curator: “Figure-Ground is a reference to how…
11.10.23 | 11.19.23
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present living room room living, a sound work by Nicole Sebesta From the artists: The everyday contains both control and chaos.…
10.12.23 | 11.07.23
From ICOSA Collective: "Ariel Wood (b. 1994, Pasadena, CA) is a Texas-based artist by way of California and Wisconsin. They received a BFA in printmaking…
10.30.23 | 11.06.23
From ICOSA: "Getty Museum medievalist Larisa Grollemond refers to a 1602 text by Caesar Baronius who used the term Saeculum Obscurum (the dark age/century) to…
09.28.23 | 10.28.23
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present Anthroposonic, a sound work by Michael Curtis Asbill Anthroposonic is at its core a field recording…
09.13.23 | 10.12.23
From Icosa Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present Window Dressing XXX: The Amazing Hancock Brothers It was probably somewhere between Wichita Falls and…
09.18.23 | 09.25.23
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present Prime, a soundwork of sound works by Sky Avakian. Prime is a musical composition inspired by the concept of light…
08.08.23 | 09.12.23
From ICOSA Collective: "Utilizing the intricate craft of frame making in the context of contemporary art, antique frames are filled with their own content using…
08.07.23 | 08.14.23
From ICOSA Collective: “A bird flying south, you think he sees this line? Rattlesnake? Javelina? Whatever you got. You think halfway across that line they…
07.07.23 | 08.05.23
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present Black Galactica, a collection of sound works by Monae Jacobs. COVID-19 global crisis serves as a…
06.19.23 | 07.19.23
From Icosa Collective: "Megan Hildebrandt received her BFA from the Stamps School of Art & Design in 2006, and her MFA in Studio Art from…
06.26.23 | 07.03.23
From ICOSA Collective: "Megan Hildebrandt received her BFA from the Stamps School of Art & Design in 2006, and her MFA in Studio Art from…
06.26.23 | 07.03.23
From ICOSA: "INVASIVE SPECIES is a group exhibition, curated by Alexis Hunter and Jacqueline Overby, featuring fourteen women-identifying artists examining womanhood in a multi-generational habitat of male-ordained moral,…
05.26.23 | 06.24.23
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present Sonic Antarctica, a collection of sound works by Andrea Polli. The Antarctic is unlike any other place on…
05.15.23 | 06.15.23
From ICOSA: "My formative development in sculpture was conceptual, always with a focus on the materials used and what they had to say. SUNLIGHT and…
05.15.23 | 05.22.23
From ICOSA: "The work of five animation artists takes us on a fascinating journey to explore the pursuits of human connection and our relationships to…
04.14.23 | 05.13.23
From ICOSA: "Chantal Lesley is a multicultural, first-generation American born and raised in Brownsville, TX, located along the U.S./Mexico border. Being the daughter of immigrants…
04.03.23 | 04.10.23
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present Selected Passages, a collection of sound works by Shawn Camp. Things are Looking Up, 2016, 9…
03.10.23 | 04.10.23
From ICOSA Collective: "In Silence, Shawn Camp and Sarah Hirneisen create artworks that explore the absence of sound where there was sound before. Both artists…
03.03.23 | 04.01.23
From ICOSA: "Timothy McCool was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and received his MFA at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at…
02.20.23 | 02.27.23
From ICOSA Collective: ""Forever Soup (Perpetual Stew)" is an art exhibition in which UT showcases Advanced Printmaking. A one-day-only popup located at the ICOSA Gallery in…
02.25.23 | 02.25.23
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present its inaugural Soundscape activation, Day is Done, a sound work by Steve Parker utilizing salvaged brass…
01.23.23 | 02.20.23
From ICOSA Collective: "Lovebroke presents works by three artists, Annie Bissett, Curlee Raven Holton and Roger Shimomura, addressing romance from the perspective of those who have…
01.20.23 | 02.18.23
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present This Is Now, a group exhibition curated by Vladimir Mejia. This Is Now is the first phase of…
12.02.22 | 01.07.23
From ICOSA: “Oil Over Troubled Water” is a window display by Texas based artist, Jesus Treviño that takes a closer look at transgenerational histories, experiences,…
11.21.22 | 11.28.22
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present After Some Reflection, a juried group exhibition curated by Jill Schroeder. A note from the curator: “I chose…
11.11.22 | 11.20.22
From the organizers: "The show ‘I Am Stuck In Traffic’ will open for one day only, on Saturday November 5th, at ICOSA. With eight participating…
11.05.22 | 11.05.22
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA collective is proud to present As It Was, an exhibition of new works by Jonas Criscoe and B Shawn Cox exploring…
09.30.22 | 10.29.22
From ICOSA: "Looking up under the shade of a canopy, I see a sea of glimmering stars. As the sunlight breaks through the leaves and…
09.19.22 | 09.26.22
From ICOSA Collective: "Terra Firmament, Part 2 reunites Matt Rebholz and Jana Swec for a continuation of their exhibition from Sept 2021. The title is a…
08.19.22 | 09.17.22
From ICOSA: "Jacqueline Overby (b. 1991, San Antonio, TX) earned her BFA from Texas State University in 2016. A multi-disciplinary artist, Overby began as an…
08.08.22 | 08.15.22
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present “Spatial Harmony,” a group exhibition featuring its current members. “Spatial Harmony” explores the commonalities and differences…
07.08.22 | 08.06.22
From ICOSA Collective: "On July 15, “More Than I Remember,” an award-winning short animated documentary about a young girl’s search for safety, premiered at SXSW…
07.15.22 | 07.15.22
From ICOSA Collective: "Inspired by a book idea never brought to life, “Longing” is an exhibition set to weave the private, internal narratives of many…
06.27.22 | 07.04.22
From ICOSA Collective: "The exhibition I Believe in Things I Cannot See invites you to experience ICOSA as a transformed immersive space of slippage and navigation.…
05.27.22 | 06.25.22
From ICOSA Collective: "Natural Selection introduces three new members to the ICOSA Collective through the Window Dressing series -- visible through the gallery’s window 24 hours…
05.16.22 | 05.23.22
From ICOSA Collective: "Four Women- Four Approaches: Steel and Glass. Iron and Silver. Stone and Steel Paintings. Coppersmithing and Found Objects. Each artist brings complexity…
04.15.22 | 05.14.22
From ICOSA: "My work for the past thirty-five years has been inspired by the confluence of geological and anthropological history; the connection between terrain and…
04.04.22 | 04.11.22
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present Fragments and Memories: Shawn Camp and Michael Villarreal, an exhibition of recent paintings that reveal the…
03.04.22 | 04.02.22
From ICOSA: "Reception & Performance: Sunday, February 27, 6-7:30 pm, Performance at 7 pm in the ICOSA window "Focusing Screen" reflects my ongoing interest in…
02.21.22 | 02.27.22
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present Look, an exhibition of new works by Lana Waldrep-Appl and Jenn Wilson Shepherd exploring the deliberate act…
01.21.22 | 02.15.22
From ICOSA Collective: "For the past two years artist Brent Pheto’s Imprinted series has been utilizing relief monoprints as a vehicle for narrative. Printmaking's replicative nature…
01.14.22 | 01.17.22
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present Worn, Torn, Cut & Calloused, an exhibition of new works by Jonas Criscoe and Sarah Hirneisen…
12.03.21 | 01.08.22
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present Human, Nature, a juried group exhibition curated by Claire Howard. Human, Nature reflects on the shifting relationships…
11.05.21 | 11.21.21
From ICOSA Collective: "Documentary of Modern Wastelands (DMW) is an interactive series of mixed media works on paper depicting abstract forms in semi identifiable and distorted landscapes.…
10.25.21 | 11.01.21
From ICOSA Collective: "Terra Firmament presents an array of emotionally charged paintings by artists Matt Rebholz and Jana Swec. Both artists channel their personal histories into…
09.24.21 | 10.23.21
From ICOSA Collective: "BINARY (Who Do You Belong To?) is an exploration of the liminal space between cultures. This solo exhibition features a portion of the…
09.13.21 | 09.19.21
From ICOSA: "A Sharp Softness explores a balance of industrial materials manipulated to feel organic, with organic materials labored to an architectonic and industrial feel.…
08.13.21 | 09.11.21
From ICOSA Collective: "This is an exercise in strategic thinking, aligning the few routes available to make the right moves. This is an exercise in…
08.02.21 | 08.09.21
From ICOSA Collective: “The greatest battle we face as human beings is the battle to protect our true selves from the self the world wants…
07.02.21 | 07.31.21
From ICOSA Collective: Window Dressing XII nothing i know (and then some) Hollie Brown and Jennifer Moore Routine and structure, and the demolition of these…
06.21.21 | 06.28.21
From ICOSA Collective: "ICOSA Collective is proud to present Elements of Expression a group exhibition curated by Raasin Mcintosh. Elements of Expression is the first phase of an art exchange between Clamp Light Studios,…
05.22.21 | 06.19.21
From ICOSA Collective: "Unruly Waters Insult the Shore explores ideas of blurred boundaries and futility of containment by depicting the grotesque as the embodiment of…
05.10.21 | 05.17.21
To register for the Virtual Artist Interview with Alyssa Taylor Wendt on April 22, 2021, go here. From ICOSA: "Alyssa Taylor Wendt and Brooke Gassiot…
04.09.21 | 05.08.21
From ICOSA: "The journey, the process, the times in between, the present moment in which we find ourselves: Nothing Is features photographs, video and installation works…
03.05.21 | 04.03.21
From ICOSA: "Exhibition on view 24 hours/day ICOSA is excited to announce: Window Dressing X, featuring the work of new collective members Veronica Ceci, Michael Villarreal…
02.15.21 | 02.21.21
From ICOSA Collective: "Exhibition on view 24 hours a day 2020 locked us down and tethered us to our immediate surroundings. Without escape, the fault…
01.19.21 | 02.14.21
"There is disruption. We cannot physically interact, connect, or share experiences, so where does that leave the act of performance? Transmissions is a platform of investigation:…
12.04.20 | 01.03.21
From ICOSA Collective: "Finding Necessities, a juried group exhibition curated by Sidney Mori. Finding Necessities navigates the viewer through works of curiosity, resistance, healing, and…
11.13.20 | 11.22.20
A two person exhibition featuring work by Darcie Book and Shawn Camp. From ICOSA: "Comity of Ghosts: New Work by Darcie Book and Shawn Camp is…
10.03.20 | 10.31.20
A two person exhibition featuring work by Erin Cunningham and Sarah Hirneisen. From ICOSA: Opening Reception: Saturday August 22, 2020 12pm to 6pm * We…
08.22.20 | 09.19.20
A window-based exhibition featuring Rakhee Jain Desai and Jessica Blaustein From ICOSA: "Public (be)longing | SGMRT is a series of large textile panels based on…
08.10.20 | 08.17.20
An exhibition of new works by Jana Swec & Jonas Criscoe exploring the concept of entropy through movement, pattern, cycles & decay. Jana Swec received a…
07.10.20 | 08.08.20
"Gallery Hours on Saturdays: June 13, 20 and 27 from 12 – 6 and by appointment **Strict mask, social distancing and limited capacity safety policies…
06.12.20 | 06.30.20
Exhibition on view 24 hours/day Nom Ceramics is a mixture of functional and sculptural ceramic wares with tactile surfaces of intricate glaze patterning. Either hand-built…
06.01.20 | 06.08.20
https://youtu.be/2FShAbRDYos "We walk around in a world filled with little moments of clarity amongst a dense fog of existence. Tiny bits of connection, something that…
02.28.20 | 03.28.20
This closed system is brought about by persistent rumination, which imprisons the multiple selves, and binds them with disquiet. Artist Bio: Stephen Hal Fishman is…
02.17.20 | 02.24.20
The Pleasure of Making is an exhibition of created works by local hobbyists and crafters. These makers create to continuously learn, to engage deeply, to observe…
01.24.20 | 02.15.20
"ICOSA Collective in conjunction with Black Mountain Project invites you to a special event, Open Read/Collective Listen, an evening comprised of an open read event…
01.17.20 | 01.17.20
ICOSA Collective presents The New Flesh The New Flesh is an exhibition of new artwork by artists Matt Rebholz and Terra Goolsby. Integrating 2-dimensional and…
12.06.19 | 01.04.20
"Untitled (Open Space) plays with space, its contradiction, and the walls from which it attempts to break. Defining openness requires a container from which to…
11.15.19 | 11.24.19
"In Technorganic, the two-person creative team of CCYD Studio (Carlos Carrillo and Yevgenia Davidoff) and multidisciplinary artist Rachelle Diaz present an homage to infrastructure that…
09.27.19 | 10.26.19
A two person exhibit featuring work by Amy Bench and Jenn Wilson.
08.16.19 | 09.14.19
A solo exhibition featuring work by Natalie Shaw. This is the second installment of the Window Dressing series. "Window Dressing is a project space located…
08.05.19 | 08.10.19
"Repurposed is a group exhibition co-curated by Erin Cunningham and Amanda Linn McInerney, both members of the artist-run gallery ICOSA Collective. This exhibition focuses on…
07.05.19 | 08.03.19
A two person exhibition featuring photography, moving image, installation, assemblage and found objects by Leon Alesi and Bug Davidson.
05.24.19 | 06.22.19
A two person show in Austin featuring drawing, sculpture, photography and other collaborations by Alyssa Taylor Wendt & Kate Csillagi.
04.12.19 | 05.11.19
"Driving South in a Mostly Straight Lineis the first phase of an art exchange between Rosalux Gallery, an art collective based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and…
03.01.19 | 03.30.19
"When Everything’s Been Said is an exhibition of new works by Jonas Criscoe and Mark Johnson that explore the illusion of direction and the indeterminacy…
01.18.19 | 02.16.19
"Each year, Color Squad teen artists create a zine that reflects a yearly theme to allow space for each member to reflect on their personal…
01.11.19 | 01.11.19
"The Matter at Hand is a two-person exhibition featuring the work of Darcie Book and Sarah Hirneisen. Both artists push the boundaries of traditional art…
11.30.18 | 01.05.19
"Chiaroscuro: probing meaning, seeking clarityis the first opportunity for this year's ICOSA collective to show together. It's a show of miscellanies: bits and pieces of…
10.19.18 | 11.18.18
An exhibition of 3-D drawings by Matt Rebholz and Rachel Wolfson Smith. "In their second collaboration, the artists transform rocks, plants, and urban detritus into…
09.07.18 | 10.06.18
Are You Doing Your Part / In Your Life is ICOSA's inaugural exhibition in its new space in the Canopy Complex. The show was curated…
07.27.18 | 08.25.18
these, our precious scars is "a collaborative exhibition of sculpture, photography and installation created by sculptor Erin Cunningham and multi-disciplinary artist Alyssa Taylor Wendt. Taking…
04.27.18 | 05.19.18
An exhibition featuring works by Andrea de Leon and Terra Goolsby. The pieces in the show examine "the phenomena of fetishism and object relations. By transforming…
03.30.18 | 04.21.18
"In Residual, ICOSA Collective artists Katy Horan and Teruko Nimura interpret the concept of hauntings, from unresolved personal and societal experiences that resonate in our…
02.23.18 | 03.27.18
"Taking inspiration from the musical form of “call and response”, Blanchard and Criscoe utilize imagery through the lens of printmaking to construct works that skew…
01.13.18 | 02.03.18
An exhibition featuring works by fourteen Los Angeles-based artists from Tiger Strikes Asteroid-Los Angeles and works by artists from Monte Vista Projects. Artists include: Carl Baratta, Annelie McKenzie,…
12.01.17 | 01.06.18
From Eden to Oblivion is an exhibition curated by Jade Walker and Alyssa Taylor Wendt and featuring works by the twenty members of the ICOSA collective.
11.11.17 | 11.19.17
"yo soy aquí / i am here is a collaborative exhibition that is the result of a nine-month conversation between the artists Adrian Aguilera and…
09.23.17 | 10.29.17
A show featuring videos, sculptures, photography, performances, and installation works by Bug Davidson and Amanda Linn McInerney. Both artists "engage sorrow from various points of view…
08.18.17 | 09.16.17
A group show featuring nine artists who are also parents. The exhibition includes works by Candace Briceno, April Garcia, Robert Jackson Harrington, Steve Parker, Cecelia Roberston,…
06.24.17 | 07.22.17
An exhibition featuring works by Austin artists Sara Vanderbeek & Jenn Wilson. The works in the show explore the concept of paradise.
05.05.17 | 05.27.17
A show of collaborative works by Kate Csillagi and Matt Rebholz. Through collage, video projection and paper craft puppets, the two artists immerse the viewer in a…
03.31.17 | 04.29.17
A show of works by artist Terra Goolsby and Anna Pederson. From the gallery: "These sculptural works connect aspects of the grotesque with feminine strength and…
02.24.17 | 03.25.17
An exhibition of sculptures, video and installation between artists Elaine I-Ling Shen and Alyssa Taylor Wendt. "Using rudimentary materials and working together for the first…
01.13.17 | 02.11.17
"Mapped Refraction features the sculptural work of two Austin-based artists who utilize thermal applications in their process. Both Andrea de Leon and Micah Evans use…
12.03.16 | 01.07.17
A show featuring members of the ICOSA collective. With works by Adrian Aguilera, David Bae, Jonas Criscoe, Kate Csillagi, Erin Cunnigham, Bug Davidson, Andrea DeLeon, Micah…
11.12.16 | 11.19.16
An exhibition featuring new works by Brooke Gassiot and Jonas Criscoe. "Through video, mixed media installation and collage, both artists explore how varying materials, techniques, and…
10.01.16 | 10.29.16
An exhibition featuring works by ICOSA Collective members David Bae and Erin Cunningham. In the show, "the two artists present their own distinct interpretations of the physical/psychological…
08.27.16 | 09.24.16
An exhibition featuring artists invited by the collective. Artists include: Jeana Baumgardner, Ted Carey, Sev Coursen, Ryan Cronk, and Kyle Evans.
07.29.16 | 08.20.16
An exhibition featuring works by members of the ICOSA collective. Artists in the show include Sara Vanderbeek, Katy Horan, Micah Evans, Terra Goolsby, Brooke Gassiot,…
05.27.16 | 06.26.16
An exhibition featuring works by members of the ICOSA collective. Artists in the show include Erin Cunningham, Jonas Criscoe, Kate Csillagi, Andrea DeLeon, Betelhem Makonnen, Jenn…
04.29.16 | 05.22.16
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