ForYourArt Recommendations November 27 - December 3
By ForYourArt | December 4, 2008
Each week, ForYourArt highlights select cultural offerings throughout the week ahead to help you Plan ForYourArt. Be sure to also check out This Week in Art, an overview of cultural news and happenings in the Los Angeles Area.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4
Architecture of Survival
Outpost for Contemporary Art and Open Gallery, 6–9pm
Featuring the work of Yona Friedman, a Hungarian architect who resides in Paris, taking from his 1975 book Architecture Of Survival
Rococo Rendezvous, a Masquerade Fantastique
Royal/T, 7pm–12am
Royal/T and Zippercut present Rococo Rendezvous, a Masquerade Fantastique, an event that draws inspiration from the 2004 Japanese film “Kamikaze Girls” where the divine luxuries of 18th century France are caught up in the childlike mind of a Japanese teenager. This masquerade ball features live music by Go West Young Man and Boxviolet, as well as DJ sets by International Pop Conspiracy. Admission is $25 with hors d’ oeuvres from 7-9pm, and beer and wine available for purchase all evening
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5
Equator Books / SMMoA Venice Holiday Party / Silent Auction
Equator Books, 7–11pm
Equator Books opens its doors for an event featuring live music, open bar and silent auction with many unique items from Santa Monica Museum of Art and Equator Books as well as local artists and independent businesses. $20 charge at the door
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6
A New Broken View
Five Thirty Three, 7–10pm
USC Advance Photography Exhibition
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9
Some Favorite Writers: Michael Cunningham
Hammer Museum, 7pm
As part of HAMMER Readings, Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours, discusses his work with series organizer Mona Simpson
NARROWCAST: REFRAMING GLOBAL VIDEO 1986/2008
LACE, 7–9pm
Video collaboration between the Pitzer Art Galleries and LACE, the show presents Pitzer’s Narrowcast and works from LACE’s 1986 video exhibition Resolution: A Critique of Video Art pairing the both contemporary with the rest past of video art
Name That Tune with Josh Kun & Leonard Nimoy
Santa Monica Museum of Art, 7:30pm
A special night of lost music, excavated memory, and forgotten Jewish LPs as Josh Kun talks with the illustrious Leonard Nimoy. Followed by a book signing of Josh Kun and Roger Bennett’s And You Shall Know Us by the Trail of Our Vinyl: The Jewish Past as Told by the Records We Have Loved and Lost (Random House, November 2008)
RSVP required: Rachel Monas, rachel.monas@smmoa.org or 310 586-6488 x119
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10
A Collection of Ideas…: Fleet of Foot
Santa Monica Museum of Art, 7pm
A discussion examining radical, unexpected strategies required to sustain relevance and timeliness in exhibition making between Lynne Cooke, Curator, Dia Art Foundation & Chief Curator, Centro Reina Sofia and Tom Ecles, Executive Director, Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College and International advisor to the 2009 Venice Biennale
RSVP required: Rachel Monas, rachel.monas@smmoa.org or 310 586-6488, x 119
London 2000+ Book Launch Party
LA Forum for Architecture and Urban Design, 7–9pm
Party celebrating the launch of the book by Sam Lubell, California Editor of The Architect’s Newspaper, featuring 30 innovative, transformative buildings finished in London after the year 2000
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ForYourArt Recommendations November 27 - December 3
By ForYourArt | November 26, 2008
Each week, ForYourArt highlights select cultural offerings throughout the week ahead to help you Plan ForYourArt. Be sure to also check out This Week in Art, an overview of cultural news and happenings in the Los Angeles Area.
Take advantage of a long weekend and visit some of the great museum exhibitions now on view in cities across California.
LOS ANGELES
20 Years Ago Today: Supporting Visual Artists in L.A.
Japanese American National Museum
Gouge: The Modern Woodcut 1970 to Now
Hammer Museum
Jim Dine: Poet Singing (The Flowering Sheets)
Getty Villa
Martin Kippenberger: The Problem Perspective
MOCA
A New and Native Beauty: The Art and Craft of Greene & Greene
The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens
Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913–2008
LACMA
ORANGE COUNTY
2008 California Biennial
Orange County Museum of Art
SAN DIEGO
Memory Is Your Image of Perfection
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
SAN FRANCISCO
The Exhibition Formerly Known as Passengers: 2.3 Dirk Stewen
CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
Martin Puryear
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
SANTA BARBARA
Ten: Gifts of SBMA PhotoFutures
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
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MOCA Is In Trouble!
By mike | November 22, 2008
You might of heard something about how MOCA is having financial problems or something and how Eli Broad took out and ad In the LA Times offering to help if the Board Of Directors “steps up” or something. I dont know its all very textured and complex. Check out these links to learn more.
LA Times
LA Times Blog
Tyler Green’s Modern Art Notes
Speaking of which I know Caryn isn’t around to expound on the virtues of Tyler Greens blog right now but it really is awesome. Its where I found out MOCA’s new exhibition archive is now online. I went to take a look at the Seminal 1992 Helter Skelter Show, which in my opinion hastened LA’s emergence as one of the worlds international hubs of art. I was a little disappointed in the amount of material just 9 photos and virtually no information about the exhibition in terms of its conception or impact. Some of the written material from the catalog, which had contributions from amazing up and coming LA writers or even just the press release would have been nice. Curiously and tantalizingly each show has a “container list” of related materials that MOCA has in its archives such as correspondence with the artists, budgets, loan agreements etc. Why not bust out a containers and put it on display? It would give great insight and a sense of participation into the curatorial process…which would in turn help people relate to the museum better… who might then feel more connected… stay with me… who might then be more likely to want to contribute. Which might come in handy, during say a financial crisis.
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ForYourArt Recommendations November 20 - November 26
By ForYourArt | November 20, 2008
Each week, ForYourArt highlights select cultural offerings throughout the week ahead to help you Plan ForYourArt. Be sure to also check out This Week in Art, an overview of cultural news and happenings in the Los Angeles Area.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20
Sack of Bones
Peres Projects, 6–9pm
Group show featuring Dash Snow, Bruce LaBruce and Kaari Upson, amongst others
Jeremy Strick Art Talk
MOCA, 6:30pm
In conjunction with the exhibition Louise Bourgeois, MOCA Director and Bourgeois scholar Jeremy Strick discusses the artist’s work
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21
Stephanie Smith: Lighten Up!
SCI-Arc, 1pm
Faculty talk with Stephanie Smith, Founder of Ecoshack, Los Angeles
9 Scripts from a Nation at War
REDCAT, 6–9pm
Multi-channel video installation that responds to the conditions and questions surrounding war
Groupshow Without André Butzer
1711 N. Spring Street, 90012, 8pm til late
Music, performances and opening reception for group show featuring Liz Craft, Skylar Haskard, Eddie Ruscha and many others
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22
Trunk Show
A+R, 11–7pm
Featuring the work of ceramicist Maria White Mebane
Robert Longo nights bright days
Margo Leavin Gallery, 4–6pm
New work by Longo featuring large-scale, charcoal renderings
Anthology
Otero Plassart, 6–8pm
A group exhibition that takes its name from Alejandro Jodrowsky’s Antología Pánica. El Pánico was a movement created during a time of crisis in the 1960’s, which sought to reinvent scandal as the main weapon of the avant-garde - horror and spectacle were used to spur an audience into a state of anxiety and revolt
Darren Almond Nail to Nail
David Patton Gallery, 6–9pm
The first solo exhibition in California by British artist Darren Almond references movement, time and work
Endless Summer
Glendale College Art Gallery, 6–9pm
Part of the 2008 California Biennial, this exhibition features art, fashion and design questioning the given stereotypes of Southern California
Mark Flood Entertainment Weakly
Peres Projects, 6–9pm
Inaugural exhibition at Peres Projects new space in Culver City
Los Angeles Art Association: Aurora
Gallery 825, 6–9pm
Celebrate with the Los Angeles Art Association’s annual holiday art sale, featuring artwork by emerging L.A. artists plus Art-in-the-box with gift boxes and buy 5, get 1 free deals
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25
Rhizomatic Transmission
Los Angeles Valley College, Art Building Room 103, 8pm
Artist and writer Doug Harvey projects his new selection of found moldy slides in conjunction with his exhibition Untidy: The Worlds of Doug Harvey
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Trinie Dalton at Skylight Books Tonight
By mike | November 20, 2008
Check Out Trinie Dalton tonight at Skylight when zine culture meets art culture in a hilarious mutual admiration society… I have no idea what that means but Trinie’s books are really funny and often collaborative efforts with some really cool artists and writers as is the case with MYTHTYM Check it out!
Trinie Dalton has long made popular zines on variety of subjects. She brings together artists, musicians, critics, novelists and cartoonists in one gorgeous stew. MYTHTYM compiles the best work from her previous zines on Werewolves, mythical beings, and the natural world. But best of all, this volume includes an entirely new, 100-page body of work on the theme of mirrors.
Contributors include: Aurel Schmidt Folkert De Jong Takeshi Murata Jim Drain Andrew Leland Aura Rosenberg Sue De Beer Leif Goldberg Matt Greene Francine Spiegel Derek McCormack Jesse Bransford Shamim Momin Amy Gerstler assume vivid astro focus David Altmejd Sammy Harkham Rachel Kushner Marnie Weber Bjorn Copeland Paper Rad
Time: Thursday, November 20, 2008 7:30 p.m.
Location: Skylight Books
1818 N. Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90027
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The Feitelson Arts Fellowship
By mike | November 19, 2008
Great opportunity for up and coming artists. This is fellowship geared toward younger artists (post 99 graduates) and includes a $5000 prize and an exhibition at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery “in conjunction with the C.O.L.A. mid-career artists’ exhibition in May 14 – July 12, 2009″
Download the application here.
“The Feitelson Arts Fellowship award is granted to an individual who works in the following media: painting, photography, sculpture, printmaking, installation and/or new genre. Artists must live and
work in Southern California. The 2009 Feitelson Fellowship is $5,000 and the winner will be awarded a solo exhibition in the Project Room of the Los Angeles Art Municipal Gallery in conjunction with the C.O.L.A. mid-career artists’ exhibition in May 14 – July 12, 2009. Artists who have been
awarded a Bachelor of Fine Arts or a Bachelor of Arts degree in art prior to June 1999 are not eligible. Applicants are not eligible if they have had solo museum exhibitions or had works purchased by a museum. The selection panel’s decision will be final. Department of Cultural Affairs Employees are not eligible.”
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ForYourArt Recommendations November 13 - November 19
By ForYourArt | November 13, 2008
Each week, ForYourArt highlights select cultural offerings throughout the week ahead to help you Plan ForYourArt. Be sure to also check out This Week in Art, an overview of cultural news and happenings in the Los Angeles Area.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13
Paper, Scissors, Rock! Auction and Party (PDF Invite)
Smashbox, 7–10pm
A music inspired photography auction to benefit Costa Verde International School, the first green school in Mexico
Downtown Art Walk
Downtown Los Angeles, 12–9pm
A self-guided tour that showcases many galleries, museums and non-profits in Downtown Los Angeles inlcuding Bert Green Fine Art and Phyllis Stein Art
Warhol: 15min/24fps, Un-figuring the Body and Maya Schindler: Present Progressive
University Art Museum CSULB, 6–8pm
Opening for three concurrent exhibitions
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 14 – SUNDAY NOVEMBER 16
Los Angeles Asian & Tribal Art Show
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Times Vary (Friday Night Preview)
Celebrate and enjoy tribal art at the weekend long fair, Saturday 11–7pm and Sunday 12–5pm. Friday night’s preview from 6–9pm benefits the Fowler Museum Textile Council
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15
Ruben Ortiz Torres & Julio Cesar Morales
LAXART, 7–9pm
LAXART’s opening this Saturday features two of the California Biennial’s artists, Rubén Ortiz Torres and Julio Cesar Morales. Torres and Morales share the gallery space with Torres’ High ‘n’ Lo mechanical, hydraulics sculpture and Julio Cesar Morales’ Interrupted Passage
Oaxaca Community Day
Fowler Museum, 1–4pm
Enjoy a performance by local youth ensemble Danza de la Pluma, refreshments and tours of La tina grita in English and Spanish as the Fowler celebrates Oaxacan culture
Machine Project at LACMA
LACMA, 12pm–10pm
Machine Project will orchestrate ten hours of performances, workshops and special events
Ed Templeton Map of the Inner War & Matt Leines The Great Gates of Zenith
Roberts & Tilton, 7–9:30pm (Booksigning 6–7pm)
Exhibition featuring over 250 new works including painting, sculpture, photography and works on paper by Ed Templeton and all new works on paper by Matt Leines
Group Exhibiton & Masahiko Kuwahara Dream Days
Richard Heller Gallery, 5–7pm
Richard Heller Gallery presents their second solo show by Masahiko Kuwahara as well as a group show featuring 5 influential Japanese artists
In the Paths of Righteousness Curatorial Talk
California Museum of Photography, 2–4pm
Join curator Colin Westerback for a talk about the exhibition as well as a booksigning for RIGHT: Portraits from the Evangelical Ivy League by Jona Frank which features many images included in the exhibition
Conversation with 2008 FOCAFellowship Winners
MOCA, 3–5pm
MOCA Associate Curator Bennett Simpson moderates a conversation with FOCAFellowship award winners Dorit Cypis, Martin Kersels and Julio Cesar Morales. The $10,000 grants are awarded by the Fellows of Contemporary Art to three mid-career artists in recognition of their contributions to California art
The City after the Economy
SCI-Arc, 2–4pm
First in a series of planned symposiums that aim to broaden the discussion on urban development. It will address questions such as, what is the status of urban growth and redevelopment in light of the current economy and what effects will the re-regulation of financial markets have on real estate, development, urban culture planning and architecture
Seven Days in the Art World Reception and Booksigning
MOCA PDC, 3pm
Conversation, booksigning and reception with author Sarah Thornton
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16
P.S. ARTS presents Express Yourself 2008
Barker Hanger at Santa Monica Airport, 11am – 3pm
Part creativity fair, part fund-raiser will all proceeds benefitting P.S. ARTS, the privately funded, non-profit organization that is in it’s 17th year of restoring arts in public schools
MONDAY, November 17
From Burlesque to Couture: The Ultimate Show and Tell!
Bing Theater, LACMA, 7:30pm
Host Liz Goldwyn and special guest Dita Von Teese will take the audience into a world of burlesque including a discussion, cocktail reception and performance by neo-burlesque performer Ava Garter. Sponsored by LACMA’s Costume Council
Lynda Barry & Matt Groening Hammer Conversations
Hammer Museum, 7pm
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ForYourArt Recommendations November 6 - November 12
By ForYourArt | November 6, 2008
Each week, ForYourArt highlights select cultural offerings throughout the week ahead to help you Plan ForYourArt. Be sure to also check out This Week in Art, an overview of cultural news and happenings in the Los Angeles Area.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6
Michael Govan in Conversation with Chris Burden
LACMA, Bing Theater, 7pm
LACMA Director Michael Govan and artist Chris Burden discuss Burden’s installation Urban Light
Rachel Whiteread
Gagosian Gallery, 6–8pm
Engagement Party: Finishing School Presents Little Pharma Drug Run
MOCA, 7–10pm
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 7 – SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9
High Desert Test Sites
A three day even in Pioneertown, Joshua Tree and 29 Palms as part of the California Biennial 2008. Featuring live performances, installations and an Art Swap Meet
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7
Paper 24 Hour Department Store
8873 Sunset Blvd, 6pm
From 6pm Friday to 6pm Saturday join Paper Magazine for their 24 hour store designed my Johnston Marklee and featuring Royal/T, Confederacy, Undefeated, The Smell, Teenage Teardrops, Opening Ceremony and many more. Also featuring 24 bands in 24 hours
Greg Walsh: Backgrounds for Art - Creating Coherent Context
SCI-Arc, 1pm
Faulty Talk
Darren Waterston: Aurora
Michael Kohn Gallery, 6-8pm
An exhibition of paintings that explore the sublime
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8 and SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9
Silver Lake Art Crawl
11am–9pm
Features over 25 galleries and 100 artists, with a kickoff party at Gold Bear Academy on Saturday and a closing reception at Living Room on Sunday
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8
SCI-Arc Main Event
Farmers & Merchants Bank, 7–11pm
MAIN EVENT 7 benefits the Alumni Association Scholarship Fund and the SCI-Arc Scholarship Endowment, which help talented architecture students in need achieve their dream of a SCI-Arc education
Dave Muller Dance Party
Armory Center for the Arts, 8:30pm–2am
Dance the night away as Dave Muller DJ’s amidst his current music themed exhibition
George Stoll sacred and profane & Chris Wilder Falls the Night
Kim Light/Lightbox, 6–8pm
Watts House Project
Volunteers needed to help with Edgar Arceneaux’s artist reurbanization project adjacent to the Watts Towers, 10am–6pm
email: info@wattshouseproject.org
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9
Oranges and Sardines: Conversations on Abstract Painting with Mark Grotjahn, Wade Guyton, Mary Heilmann, Amy Sillman, Charline von Heyl and Christopher Wool
Hammer Museum
Exhibition Opens
Malibu Public Beaches Safari
11am–2:30pm
For beachgoers tired of the same old spots, this “safari”, led by the Los Angeles Urban Rangers, helps guests find and enjoy the public use areas of Malibu’s beaches. This event is free but space is limited so email info@laurbanrangers.org to sign up in advance
Lisa Gabrielle Mark Art Talk
MOCA PDC, 3pm
Lisa Gabrielle Mark, MOCA director of publications and exhibition co-curator, discusses “To Illustrate and Multiply: An Open Book”
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 11
Death and Resurrection of the Post-Hysterical Female
West Los Angeles College Art Gallery, FA100 in the Fine Arts Complex, 6–9pm
Group show featuring Amy Caterina, Jennifer Chen, Autumn Harrison, Wendy Heldmann and Lauren Lavitt
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 12
Is It Time to Ban Billboards?
AIA Los Angeles, 7–9pm
The AIA/LA Urban Design Committee presents this panel discussion
RSVP to will@aialosangeles.org
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Eastside Spotlight Tonight and Tomorrow
By mike | November 6, 2008
For this new exhibition Sumi Ink Club, the Los Angeles based drawing collective present three-dimensional plywood constructions covered in their signature black sumi ink drawings.
In the spirit of Sumi Ink Club’s commitment to a collaborative process, the topsy-turvy, detailed, collaborative drawings that cover the constructions were created at meetings held during the weeks leading up to the event. Their motto, “all ages, all humans, all styles” is embodied in their distinctive style, which through a simple format, allows for almost universal participation. In each of its permutations Sumi Ink Club uses group drawings as a means to open and fortify social interactions. Collaborative drawing sessions will be held at siteLA throughout the duration of the exhibition
Friday, November 7th, from 7p.m. to midnight,
Check out the inaugural exhibition of Synchronicity Gallery”Polymathic Persons”Music, film, and the visual arts. Artists include: Mark Mothersbaugh, Sumi Ink Club, Hisham Bharoocha, Matthew Thurber, PFFR, Amy Lockhart, Shobo Shobo, Susumu Mukai, Brian Bamps, Justin McInteer, Floppy Ghost Arm, and Daniel Johnston. Special events involving the artists will take place throughout the month, including screenings of their video work and live performances.
323-284-8960. Synchronicity Space is located at 4306 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029 in East Hollywood near the intersection of Melrose and Heliotrope. Visit us online at www.syncspacela.com .Topics: Uncategorized | Comments Off
ForYourArt Recommendations October 30 - November 5
By ForYourArt | October 30, 2008
Each week, ForYourArt highlights select cultural offerings throughout the week ahead to help you Plan ForYourArt. Be sure to also check out This Week in Art, an overview of cultural news and happenings in the Los Angeles Area.
SAVE THE DATE
High Desert Test Sites California Biennial 2008
November 7–9, 2008
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30
East of the 5, South of the 10
Cottage Home, 8pm
Performance of the myth of Persephone, retold for 21st-century Los Angeles by Margaret Weatherford, dramatized by Robyn Palmer and Fred Thompson. Also featuring music by the Chapin Sisters and paintings by Mary Weatherford
The RED & the BLUE, Art and Politics
Weingart Art Gallery at Occidental College, 6–9pm
Group show featuring Kim Aberles, Shepard Fairey, Wendy Heldmann, the Journal of Aesthetics and Protest and Richard Serra
The Best of Fall 2008 Benefittng Hollywood Arts
The Spider Club inside Avalon Hollywood, 7pm
Every year thousands of young people end up on the streets of Los Angeles- some have run-away, others have aged out of foster care with no where to go. Hollywood Arts offers 15 arts-based classes a week, at no cost, to young people in need, helping to break the cylce of poverty through education.
Join Los Angeles’ top style makers for a night of fun and philanthropy as they host a private cocktail party and silent auction featuring the Best of Fall 2008
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31
Halloween in Hades
Hammer Museum, 7pm
Celebrate Halloween at the Hammer with performance groups Discount Cruise to Hell, Hecuba and We Are the World, as well as a costume contest and special spooky screening
Faculty Talk: Peter Zellner Between Jobs
SCI-Arc, 1pm
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1
Tijuana California Biennial 2008 Events
Tijuana, B.C. Mexico, 4:30pm – 10pm
Located at the juncture between Mexico and the United States, at one of the most trafficked border crossings in the world, the city of Tijuana is recognized as an important laboratory for the exploration of contemporary art practices, architecture, urbanism, and popular culture. CB08 crosses this international border and partners with Estación Tijuana, Lui Velazquez, and EL CUBO, the new museum addition to Centro Cultural de Tijuana (CECUT), three venues critical to the city’s cultural infrastructure to stage a series of binational exchanges and collaborations
When It’s A Photograph
Bolsky Gallery at Otis College of Art and Design, 6–8pm
Exhibition examining contemporary photography’s fascination with altered states of the traditional photograph. Curated by Soo Kim, Artist and Otis Interim Program Director of Photography and featuring works by Doug Aitken, John Bock, Wolfgang Tillmans and James Welling
LACMA Muse Costume Ball
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 8:15pm–12am
Celebrating Halloween in style with Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913-2008, the fifth annual bash includes live music, costume contests, complimentary appetizers, and open bars featuring Pernod Absinthe cocktails
For more information and tickets, visit the Costume Ball page or call 323.857.6010
Tom Wesselmann
Honor Fraser, 6–8pm
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2
Sunday Salon Series
OCMA, 2pm
Art and Activism Panel with Andrea Bowers, Sam Durant, Enrique Morones, Marcos Ramirez ERRE and Reverend Alexia Salvatierra
SATURDAY & SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1 & 2
The Brewery Fall 2008 Artwalk
Brewery Arts Colony, 11am–6pm
Twice annual open studio weekend at the worlds largest art colony
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