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Artists Soyoung Shin and Juliana Wisdom, two of the seven artists whose work is featured in the exhibition COLLECTION/S, discusses the influence of 18th-century French history and decorative arts on their work. The discussion is moderated by Catherine Hess, chief curator of European art.
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