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The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center presents the solo exhibition "Marco Maggi: Lentissimo," 1/20 – 4/1.
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College will present the solo exhibition "Marco Maggi: Lentissimo" from January 20 to April 1, 2012. Curated by Mary-Kay Lombino, the Art Center’s Emily Hargroves Fisher '57 and Richard B. Fisher Curator and assistant director for strategic planning, Lentissimo is an exhibition of 14 colorful new works by Marco Maggi made expressly for the occasion of this exhibition.
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Performance by Elayne Becker
Thursday, February 9
Kaleidoscope: Interdisciplinary Views on Art - Mark Rothko at the Edges
Thursday, February 16 at 6:00pm
Late Night at the Lehman Loeb
Thursday, February 23 at 6:00pm
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