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This exhibition is no longer on view. See what’s on at SAM.
May 10–Oct 19 2014
Jazz. Gin. Short hair and short skirts. The modern girl. The rise of film, and the advent of skyscrapers and air travel. After World War I, the world was changing rapidly. With the machine age came an increased emphasis on speed.
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Ai Weiwei: Water Lilies
Boundless: Stories of Asian Art
Anila Quayyum Agha: Geometry of Light
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