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Immaterial

Stories of the materials used in making art are often as thought-provoking and illuminating as the objects themselves. From The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Immaterial examines the materials of art and... Read more

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Shells

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It all begins with a sea creature—a snail called a conch—and the mathematically perfect spiral it transforms into a home... Read more

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