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<div><a href="https://www.dankois.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.dankois.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1792682355143000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3wkuqo79bitNUriLRhSBJB">Dan Kois</a> is a writer and podcaster who lives in Arlington, Virginia. His book <i><a href="https://www.dukeupress.edu/where-is-the-light-coming-from" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.dukeupress.edu/where-is-the-light-coming-from&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1792682355143000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0aaHQkdCTGSpz8UnF4lhhM">Where Is the Light Coming From: Essays on Art and Regular People</a></i> will be published in 2027.</div>


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View of Alison Knowles, 99 Red North, 1970, performed at The House of Dust, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), Burbank.

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Alison Knowles Made Art That Was Designed To Delight And Disappear

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