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Firelei Báez, Untitled (Les tables de gé ographie réduites en un jeu de cartes) , 2022.
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Firelei Báez, Untitled (Les tables de gé ographie réduites en un jeu de cartes) , 2022.
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Can fabric and collage dismantle colonial history? Firelei Báez makes a breathtaking case
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Matthew Wexler Jan 29, 2026
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Tony-winning composer Marc Shaiman, author of "Never Mind the Happy" memoir.
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