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... their varied fields. Over the years, Jeff Koons has become a dear friend. Hegenerously allowed us to use the image of one of my favorite works of art, Rabbit, on the cover of Chapter 1 The Art ... 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, withouteither the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the CopyrightClearance ... instinctively. The project that is consuming much of myattention these days is the construction of The Broad, our new museum in downtown LosAngeles. Despite the daunting amount of work thatis filling their...
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