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While such core questions remain, the present findings offer reason for optimism.
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Stylianos Syropoulos, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025
Undoubtedly, one of the particular attractions of this exhibition of Siegelaub’s hats was its intrinsic—and most likely not consciously intended—commentary on the precarious conditions of sculpture in the present age.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
Fasting forward to the present, why shouldn't folks like him just give up today?
—Philip Elliott, Time, 1 Dec. 2025
One encounters echoes of this legendary order in Siesbye’s bowls, as if the works present modern retellings of an ancient epic, embodying deep time and the present moment, directness and enigma alike.
—Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
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Stylianos Syropoulos, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025
Undoubtedly, one of the particular attractions of this exhibition of Siegelaub’s hats was its intrinsic—and most likely not consciously intended—commentary on the precarious conditions of sculpture in the present age.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
Fasting forward to the present, why shouldn't folks like him just give up today?
—Philip Elliott, Time, 1 Dec. 2025
One encounters echoes of this legendary order in Siesbye’s bowls, as if the works present modern retellings of an ancient epic, embodying deep time and the present moment, directness and enigma alike.
—Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
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“The present.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20present. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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