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Decorative Exhibition

Object Oriented: Abstraction and Design in the BAMPFA Collection

May 6 – July 12

At Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley

Comfy seating area to lounge and pause
Free admission for Berkeley students
Plan about an hour to see everything

A chair can be a sculpture, metal can be art. This exhibition at BAMPFA makes the familiar strange, challenging how you see everyday objects through abstraction, color, and unexpected design.

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  • abstract art exhibition
  • design focused
  • close looking encouraged
  • everyday objects reimagined
  • Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
  • Downtown Berkeley
  • Berkeley

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