LAUREN R. O'CONNELL
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Marigolds, Horses, and a Diamond: Jill Magid's "The Proposal"

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In a minimal black ring box with white interior cushions rests a 2-carat blue diamond set on a silver band. Unlike most, this diamond is formed from the cremated remains of Mexican architect Luis Barragán (1902–1988). The ring and its proposal are part of an intricate story involving the deceased architect, his archives, and a corporation in Jill Magid's multi-part project "The Proposal."
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Asher Hartman and Cliff Hengst / MATRIX 264

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Exhibition brochure for Asher Hartman and Cliff Hengst / MATRIX 264 at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
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Carey Leibowitz Loves Andy Warhol

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Cary Leibowitz loves Andy Warhol, as he has stated in his paintings and interviews. The repeated sentiment, meant to express fandom and admiration rather than suggest a personal relationship, makes one think of a teenage obsession with a favorite celebrity. In conjunction with the exhibition Carey Leibowitz: Museum Show at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco.
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The 46th Annual UC Berkeley MFA Graduate Exhibition

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Exhibition brochure for the 2016 UC Berkeley MFA Graduate Exhibition at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
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The 45th Annual UC Berkeley MFA Graduate Exhibition

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Exhibition brochure for the 2015 UC Berkeley MFA Graduate Exhibition at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
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David Ireland's 500 Capp Street: Making Visible a Complex Matrix of Relationships

Masters thesis on the artist David Ireland and his most significant artwork, his home at 500 Capp Street in San Francisco.
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MANY PLACES at ONCE

Exhibition catalogue for Many Places at Once at the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art, including a curatorial essay and interviews with the artists. Edited by Marie Martraire, Julian Myers-Szupinska, and Lauren R. O'Connell. 
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Interview with Tony Labat

Artist Tony Labat discusses performance, documentation, the rituals of cleaning, and his collaboration in 1978 with artist David Ireland at 500 Capp Street in San Francisco. 
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Intervention in Everyday Space: ​Renata Lucas' Cruzamento

Through a simple intervention in the physical space of an urban street intersection, Brazilian artist Renata Lucas' Cruzamento (Crossing, 2003) shifts the perception of the commuters’ everyday routine to draw attention to the socio-political context of the site. 
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​Impermanence and Death of an Iconic Building: The Nakagin Capsule Tower

This paper considers the concept of impermanence of a building—which is at the ideological core of the Metabolist vision—and the actual living conditions of the Nakagin Capsule Tower in order to reevaluate the argument to preserve this iconic building.
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Arriving at the Beginning: ​Interview with Cydney Payton

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Cydney Payton, former director and chief curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, discusses architecture, social space, collaboration, and the future of curatorial practice. 
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Intermediary Space: ​Locating formal relationships in SFMOMA's Field Conditions

Exhibition review of Field Conditions at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art from September 1, 2012 to January 6, 2013. 
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