Last updated: 26 October 2026

Every artist CoolCuration covers, from A to Z by surname. Each artist page has our take on their work, their current and recent exhibitions, recent auction results where they have a market, links to our reviews, and the prints and editions by them that you can still buy. Pick a letter to jump to it: artists are filed by surname, so Anish Kapoor is under K, and artists known by one name or as a duo are filed under that name. Know an artist or edition we should feature? Contact us.

A

Ai Weiwei with a grey beard, speaking into a microphone on stage against a dark backgroundAi Weiwei
Black and white profile portrait of Ajamu X with eyes closed, in a patterned knitted cap, with a grey beardAjamu
Hurvin Anderson in a mustard beanie and black hoodie, standing in front of one of his paintings at Tate BritainHurvin Anderson
Cory Arcangel in a black cap and red sweatshirt, smiling in his studio in front of colourful worksCory Arcangel
Close-up of Ed Atkins in a grey cap inside Kiasma, HelsinkiEd Atkins

B

Painting of a dark, hunched figure in a straw hat walking along a red road under a vivid blue and yellow skyFrancis Bacon
Sunkyung Baek hanging a small painting on her studio wall, surrounded by large paintings of flooded rooms and objectsSunkyung Baek
John Baldessari in profile with long white hair and a white beard, beside the lagoon in VeniceJohn Baldessari
Banksy mural of a teddy bear throwing a Molotov cocktail at riot police, Stokes Croft, BristolBanksy
Ronit Baranga with curly auburn hair and purple glasses, seated at a wooden table with her arms foldedRonit Baranga
Chloe Barnes in a black cardigan standing in a white gallery beside one of her large blue monotype portraitsChloe Barnes
Alvaro Barrington in a green, yellow and black leather jacket, seated on a green drum in his studioAlvaro Barrington
Black and white portrait of Jean-Michel Basquiat in a suit and striped tie, his hair in upright dreadlocksJean-Michel Basquiat
Black and white photograph of a young Vanessa Bell in profile, in a lace blouse and a dark hatVanessa Bell
Black and white photograph of Alexandra Beteeva in a dark vest top, seated in front of a large abstract paintingAlexandra Beteeva
Charlie Billingham smiling in a pale linen shirt, standing beside an abstract painting in a white galleryCharlie Billingham
Hardback book Ray's a Laugh, with a cover photo of an older man in profile with tousled grey hairRichard Billingham
Joseph Black in a dark knitted jumper, painting a horse on paper with a fine brush at his deskJoseph Black
Quentin Blake in a wheelchair, arms outstretched, in front of a large blue-and-white mural of figures on a bridgeQuentin Blake
Matt Bollinger in glasses and a cream work jacket, sitting in front of one of his large paintings of figures by a chain-link fenceMatt Bollinger
Black and white portrait of Louise Bourgeois in a cap, hands raised to her faceLouise Bourgeois
Leigh Bowery with blue paint dripping over his head, white face make-up and a green satin jacketLeigh Bowery
Cecily Brown in a green T-shirt and paint-spattered trousers standing in her New York studio, with her paintings behind herCecily Brown
Glenn Brown in a checked suit and striped tie standing in a doorwayGlenn Brown
Holly Brown in a paint-spattered striped apron, leaning in the doorway of her wooden studioHolly Brown
Black and white photograph of Edward Burra in glasses, painting with a cigarette in his mouthEdward Burra
Anthony Burrill in a red cap and glasses laying out colourful letterpress posters on a long table in his studioAnthony Burrill

C

Victoria Cantons sitting on a metal chair at her easel, with one hand on an unfinished portrait, in a studio full of paint and brushesVictoria Cantons
Aleah Chapin in a grey headscarf and black top in front of one of her blue paintingsAleah Chapin
Dinos Chapman, bald with a grey beard, in a dark coat in front of an orange and black wallJake and Dinos Chapman
Christo in glasses and a grey jacket beside Jeanne-Claude with red hair, in front of a red backdropChristo and Jeanne-Claude
Steven Claydon, bald with a grey beard, in a pale V-neck T-shirt, speaking to cameraSteven Claydon
Matthew Clifton painting of orange and yellow light trails curving along a road at night, with glowing red illuminationsMatthew Clifton
Mat Collishaw, with short brown hair and stubble, in front of an orange wallMat Collishaw
Black and white photograph of Ithell Colquhoun in a patterned dress, holding a sheaf of wheatIthell Colquhoun
Painted portrait of the young John Constable in a dark coat and white cravat, against a red curtainJohn Constable
Marcus Cope in a black shirt, crouching in front of two of his large, brightly coloured paintings with fires in themMarcus Cope
Diana Copperwhite in an orange blouse, arms folded, standing in front of one of her large abstract paintings with rainbow bandsDiana Copperwhite
Detail of Ellie Cotton's painting Light Box: a figure in a brown monk's habit leaning into an open cardboard box on a glowing yellow groundEllie Cotton
Darren Cullen in a yellow hooded raincoat with a Shell-style logo, standing in the doorway of his Hell BusDarren Cullen

D

Black and white photograph of Salvador Dalí with slicked-back hair and moustache, in a leopard-print coat, in front of a floral backdropSalvador Dalí
Ian Davenport in a beige jacket and blue shirt in front of one of his striped poured paintingsIan Davenport
Elizabeth Dimitroff, with long dark hair and a patterned top, lying on a floor cushion and looking at the cameraElizabeth Dimitroff
Joshua Donkor smiling, in a patterned brown shirt, with one hand on an easel draped in African wax-print fabricJoshua Donkor
Olivia Drusin in tinted glasses and a cream top, leaning against a white wall with arms foldedOlivia Drusin

E

Hyperreal painting of crumpled shiny blue and silver paper held with strips of tapeYrjö Edelmann
Olafur Eliasson with swept-back hair, round glasses and a grey beard, in a striped shirt and dark jacketOlafur Eliasson
Tracey Emin in a black dress with a red ribbon, holding a glass of wine in front of a red neon on a red wallTracey Emin
Jon England

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Bronze sculpture of a gorilla displayed outdoors among City of London buildingsAngus Fairhurst
Delfino Fidel in a cap and a burgundy roll-neck jumper, smiling, beside one of his iridescent sculpturesDelfino Fidel
Genieve Figgis with long red hair, in a green cardigan, standing in front of palm leaves at nightGenieve Figgis
Graham Fink in a black leather jacket standing in a white-panelled gallery beside one of his photographsGraham Fink
Salvatore Fiorello sitting in an armchair in his London studio, with rows of small landscape paintings on shelves beside himSalvatore Fiorello
Louis Fratino with arms folded, leaning on a painting in his studio, with his figure paintings on the wall behindLouis Fratino
Black and white photograph of a young Lucian Freud in a double-breasted suit, 1953Lucian Freud

G

Anaja Hvastija Gaia in a white shirt standing among her paintings of pale figures, mountains and cloudsAnaja Hvastija Gaia
Four tall glass panels on a white wall, each packed with rows of red gerbera flowersAnya Gallaccio
Ryan Gander in a black cap and round glasses, with a grey beard, in front of a red curtainRyan Gander
R.I.P. Germain in a yellow Jamaica football shirt sitting on a blue sofa in front of full bookshelvesR.I.P. Germain
Gilbert and George in tweed suits standing side by side outside a café window in SpitalfieldsGilbert & George
Jörg Gläscher in a white shirt and glasses, seated on a wooden chair in his Leipzig studio beside framed drawingsJörg Gläscher
Douglas Gordon seated at a grand piano beneath a stuffed wolf in his Berlin studioDouglas Gordon
Terence Gower in a white shirt, sitting and talking with both hands raised, beside tall windowsTerence Gower
Painting of muscular male swimmers diving and swimming between stripes of green and white water, with a boat at the topDuncan Grant
Black and white portrait of the photographer Fergus GreerFergus Greer
Nick Grindrod in a black hoodie leaning over to work in front of one of his large abstract paintings of looping red, green and blue formsNick Grindrod
Black and white portrait of Katharina Grosse, head and shoulders, looking downKatharina Grosse
Colour photograph of a sunlit Moroccan street corner with red and ochre walls, a water tower and a man standing in shadowHarry Gruyaert
Large red abstract painting with black vertical brushstrokes and a knot of yellow and green marks, on a white gallery wallOlivia Guillot

H

Ha Chong-Hyun in a black trilby and rimless glasses, chin resting on his hands, against a dark blue backgroundHa Chong-Hyun
Peter Halley with arms folded in front of one of his paintingsPeter Halley
David Hamilton in a tan jacket holding a catalogue beside his painting of a piano on a beach under an airshipDavid Hamilton
Alex Hanna sitting on a stool in his bright studio, with an easel to one side and small grey still-life paintings on the wall behindAlex Hanna
Marcelle Hanselaar self-portrait in oil: a woman with a pale blonde bob and red lips in a black jumper, against a bright yellow groundMarcelle Hanselaar
Keith Haring painting a large black and white drawing on a gallery wallKeith Haring
David Harrison painting of a saint in white robes surrounded by owls, deer and woodland animals beside a busy motorwayDavid Harrison
Monochrome relief portrait of Margaret Thatcher made from many small cast plaster objectsMarcus Harvey
Zoe Hawk's painted self-portrait: the artist barefoot on a folding chair in a full floral skirt, chin on her hands, against a pale green groundZoe Hawk
Black and white photo of Barbara Hepworth in a scarf beside a classical statueBarbara Hepworth
Jenni Hiltunen with long blonde hair and red lipstick, chin on her hand, in front of one of her large portrait paintingsJenni Hiltunen
Damien Hirst in a red beanie, arms folded, in front of a spot paintingDamien Hirst
David Hockney in a flat cap and paint-spattered apron painting at a wooden easel on a lawn beside flowerbedsDavid Hockney
Black and white photograph of the painter Howard Hodgkin in 1987, seated and writing at a deskHoward Hodgkin
Black and white photograph of Edward Hopper in a tweed jacket and tie, looking to one sideEdward Hopper
Painting by Peter James Houghton of an empty concrete canopy on a wet, puddled forecourt under a lemon-yellow evening skyPeter James Houghton
Detail of Xingxin Hu's painting She Misses Someone She's Never Met: a foot in a glossy red mule, painted on coarse linenXingxin Hu
Patrick Hughes painting a Venice reverspective in his studio, with more reliefs on the wall behindPatrick Hughes
Black and white photo of Gary Hume seated in his studioGary Hume
Georgie Huxley's painting Save the Best Till Last: a crumpled yellow sticky note with a handwritten shopping list on a pale panelGeorgie Huxley

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Rounded, window-shaped photograph of a blurred blue dusk sky with an orange band on the horizonJiro Ishihara

J

Framed black line drawing of a chef with a moustache squeezing a piping bag over a cakeEgle Jauncems
Black-and-white lithograph of two American flags stacked one above the otherJasper Johns
Blurred rainy street scene by David Rhys Jones, with a woman under a yellow umbrella and another under a dark umbrellaDavid Rhys Jones
Hanna Lee Joshi in a sun hat, sunglasses and a floral dress, standing in front of a colourful muralHanna Lee Joshi

K

Black and white photograph of Frida Kahlo with her hair up, large earrings and a fringed shawlFrida Kahlo
Sanya Kantarovsky in a black jumper sitting on a paint-covered table in his New York studio, with two paintings behind himSanya Kantarovsky
Anish Kapoor in 2017, wearing dark-framed glasses and a grey jumper, speaking with a headset microphoneAnish Kapoor
Susan Kare smiling, with wavy shoulder-length hair, pearl earrings and a grey sweatshirt with embroidered flowersSusan Kare
Two towering wooden cartoon figures with crossed-out eyes stand side by side, one with its arm round the otherKAWS
Large painting of patchwork diamond shapes in orange, yellow, blue, green and pink, on a white gallery wallBernadette Kerrigan
Alice Kettle in a navy shirt in her studio, lifting a large stitched textile across a table, with drawings pinned to the wall behindAlice Kettle
Sally Kindberg smiling in a grey T-shirt and pink trousers in her studio, with her paintings behind herSally Kindberg
Print of a neat grid of black dots on white, with five loose dots below a horizontal lineScott King
A canvas painted entirely in one deep ultramarine blueYves Klein
Sepia photograph of Gustav Klimt with a beard, sitting in a long painter’s smockGustav Klimt
Painting covered edge to edge in small dots of ochre, brown and creamEmily Kam Kngwarray
Ralf Kokke sitting on a red chair in his studio, surrounded by his bright paintings of tigers, horses and figuresRalf Kokke
Jeff Koons smiling, in an embroidered high-collar jacket, against a pink wallJeff Koons
Three black-and-white photo-booth strips of a young woman in front and profile viewsChristine Kozlov
Yayoi Kusama in a red wig and polka-dot top, drawing at a table covered in a patterned clothYayoi Kusama

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A tall, tangled sculpture of scrap metal, toys and machine parts on a wheeled trolleyMichael Landy
Julio Le Parc, white-haired, in a dark jacket and red scarf in front of one of his grid worksJulio Le Parc
Grace Lee standing in front of one of their large dark paintings, wearing a black T-shirt and wide blue jeansGrace Lee
Woman with long dark hair in a cream fleece coat, standing at a railing by the water at dusk with a bridge behindLoe Lee
Michelle Jane Lee leaning back in an office chair against a white wall, in round glasses and dark clothesMichelle Jane Lee
Roy Lichtenstein in a dark jacket and roll-neck, standing in front of a large comic-style painting of a fighter planeRoy Lichtenstein
Tahnee Lonsdale sitting cross-legged on a concrete studio floor between two large paintings of pale, ghostly figuresTahnee Lonsdale
Sarah Lucas in a black T-shirt, leaning beside a large yellow sculpture at the 2015 Venice BiennaleSarah Lucas
Mercedes Lucy in a green polo-neck jumper and gold hoop earrings at TKE Studios in MargateMercedes Lucy
Joe Lycett leaning on his giant pink woolly mammoth sculpture in a yellow gallery hung with his paintingsJoe Lycett

M

Black and white photograph of René Magritte in a dark suit standing in front of one of his framed paintingsRené Magritte
Eddie Martinez leaning on a paint-covered table in his studio, in front of one of his colourful paintingsEddie Martinez
Black and white portrait of Henri Matisse with round glasses and a white beardHenri Matisse
Andrew Maughan's painting Wildfire: a forest of thin trees lit orange and yellow by fire, with a dark band of ground belowAndrew Maughan
Small painting of an empty room with striped wallpaper and a gilt mirror draped in cloth, propped against the wallQuentin James McCaffrey
Andrew McCarthy in a red polo shirt standing beside a large blue telescope in a back gardenAndrew McCarthy
Abigail McGinley in a paint-spattered navy work jacket in her studio, beside one of her figure paintings and pinned-up drawingsAbigail McGinley
Black-and-white photograph of a human silhouette carved into a bank of earthAna Mendieta
Peter Messer, with glasses and a white beard, in a paint-stained apron in his Lewes studio, surrounded by framed paintingsPeter Messer
Harland Miller sitting on a wooden bench in a gallery beside his orange and pink painting XXXHarland Miller
Black and white photograph of Lee Miller in uniform and a steel helmet in Normandy, 1944Lee Miller
Painting of rows of door handles, hinges, castors and brass fittings on a pale grey backgroundLisa Milroy
Helena Minginowicz sitting on a black chair in silver shorts, in front of her large airbrushed paintings of plastic bagsHelena Minginowicz
Black and white photograph of Joan Miró in a dark suit and tie, looking out of a windowJoan Miró
Black and white portrait of Claude Monet with a long white beard, in a dark jacketClaude Monet
Henry Moore in a tweed coat and yellow tie standing behind large green bronze sculptures in his studioHenry Moore
Black and white photo of Daido Moriyama in a dark polo shirt with glasses hooked on the collar, standing in a Tokyo streetDaido Moriyama
White gallery building covered in a black-and-white mural of trees, flowers and hillsPaul Morrison
Ryan Mosley, bald and bearded in a dark shirt, in front of one of his colourful paintingsRyan Mosley
Takashi Murakami speaking outdoors at Versailles with a gold sculpture behind himTakashi Murakami
Colin Murphy in black-rimmed glasses and a navy work jacket, arms folded, in front of a pink doorColin Murphy

N

Round-cornered painting of a black riding boot with a spur, a sequinned stripe down one side and a diamond-patterned floorRuba Nadar
William Nicholson in 1912, standing in a dark coat beside a jar of paintbrushesWilliam Nicholson
Christina Niederberger, with white hair and a green top, smiling in a gallery beside a small plaid-pattern paintingChristina Niederberger
David Nott in a cap and white T-shirt, holding scissors, looking up at a large wavy tufted wall piece in blues, red and yellowDavid Nott

O

Chris Ofili in a white T-shirt against a grey patterned wallChris Ofili
Photograph of three soft-edged pots on a window sill, silhouetted against a pale roller blindSusan Ormerod

P

Anna Pakosz in a blue linen dress, arms folded, in front of one of her large green and black paintingsAnna Pakosz
Cornelia Parker with a dark fringe, in a striped top and blue pinafore, in her studioCornelia Parker
Raphaella Pester kneeling on her studio floor working on a striped textile pieceRaphaella Pester
Daniel Pettitt in glasses and a blue jacket, standing among cardboard boxes in a studioDaniel Pettitt
Arnaud Pfeffer in a navy T-shirt against blue, white and yellow colour blocksArnaud Pfeffer
Black and white portrait of Amalia Pica in glasses and a dark denim shirt, head tilted, against a plain wallAmalia Pica
Black and white photograph of Pablo Picasso in a flat cap and patterned shirtPablo Picasso
Black and white photo of Jackson Pollock sitting in the open door of an old carJackson Pollock
Elizabeth Power sitting in her studio in a cream jumper, surrounded by her bright flower and still-life paintingsElizabeth Power
Salma Price-Nell at her drawing desk in white cotton gloves, holding up an ink drawing of a tree, with plants behind herSalma Price-Nell

Q

Marc Quinn, bald, in a black leather jacket, smiling in a galleryMarc Quinn

R

Fiona Rae standing in a bright white-brick studio surrounded by large pastel abstract paintingsFiona Rae
Abstract painting of overlapping patches of blue, pink and lilac beneath a broad red-orange arcMary Ramsden
Carl Randall in a denim shirt painting a large canvas of people relaxing on Primrose Hill with the London skyline behindCarl Randall
Heidrun Rathgeb in a red knitted hat sitting on a rocky mountainside, drawing in a sketchbook above a Norwegian valleyHeidrun Rathgeb
Black-and-white photo of a young man in a pale jumper leaning in the doorway of a wooden buildingRobert Rauschenberg
Megan Rea, with curly dark hair and a black top, in front of her scraped red and green paintings on handmade paperMegan Rea
Black and white photograph of Max Renneisen in a checked jacket standing beneath Bernini's marble elephant in RomeMax Renneisen
Close portrait of Gerhard Richter in glassesGerhard Richter
Bridget Riley laughing in front of one of her striped paintingsBridget Riley
Gill Rocca sitting on a stool in her studio in a black jacket, with a row of small dark landscape paintings and round tondos on the wall behindGill Rocca
Anne Rothenstein in her London studio, with small oil paintings on wooden panels around herAnne Rothenstein
Black and white photo of Mark Rothko in glasses and a striped shirt, smoking a cigaretteMark Rothko
Holly Rowett painting of a raised hand against a pale blue background, with light glowing red through the fingersHolly Rowett
Veronica Ryan in sunglasses, a dark headwrap and a pink patterned top, arms folded against a pale stone wallVeronica Ryan

S

Black-and-white portrait of a woman with long wavy hair, resting her chin on one handJenny Saville
Zineb Sedira with curly dark hair and a blue and white patterned shirt, standing beside one of her framed photographsZineb Sedira
Corbin Shaw leaning on a counter in front of shelves of bottles, chin on his hand, beside a gold skullCorbin Shaw
A New York Times front page painted over in soft horizontal bands of blue, in a white frameSho Shibuya
Chiharu Shiota in black, looking up among hanging threads in her studioChiharu Shiota
Graphite drawing by ShouXin of a cat’s eyes and nose emerging from blank textured paperShouXin
Shunshun seen from behind, seated on a wooden chair in front of one of his large pale grey paintingsShunshun
Detail of Fletcher Sibthorp's painting Sun Falling: a silhouetted figure in a glowing window of a dark modernist building, with gold specks spraying across itFletcher Sibthorp
Amy Sillman smiling, with curly grey hair and a black jacket, outdoors in front of greeneryAmy Sillman
Black and white portrait of Stiven Skyrah in round glasses and a dark jumperStiven Skyrah
Black and white close portrait of Johannes Steininger in large glassesJohannes Steininger
Olivia Sterling sitting on a green stool in her studio, surrounded by her paintings of hands and foodOlivia Sterling
Rebecca Storm seated on a stool in her Montreal studio beside an easel with a painting of red rosesRebecca Storm
Oval painted self-portrait of George Stubbs as a young man in a pale buff coat against a dark backgroundGeorge Stubbs
Do Ho Suh seated on a chair in his white studio, beside small white figures and a yellow storage unitDo Ho Suh

T

Sam Taylor-Johnson smiling on a red carpetSam Taylor-Johnson
Hank Willis Thomas speaking at a microphone outdoors on Boston Common, in a dark coat and hoodieHank Willis Thomas
Khalif Tahir Thompson sitting on a striped bench in his studio in front of his painting of two young menKhalif Tahir Thompson
Painting on linen of dark braided branches in a purple vase, with gold stars, pale green blossoms and a small blue cloudMilly Thompson
Detail of Emma Tod's painting Thermal: soft-focus ochre and brown haze with ragged white shapes drifting across itEmma Tod
Black and white photograph of Andrew Torr in glasses and a grey jacket, arms folded, smiling in a wood-panelled pubAndrew Torr
Black and white portrait of Rostislaw Tsarenko in a black band-collar shirt against a plain light backgroundRostislaw Tsarenko
Black and white portrait of Gavin Turk in a checked shirt, looking at the cameraGavin Turk
Painted self-portrait of the young J.M.W. Turner with long brown hair, a green coat and a white cravatJ.M.W. Turner

U

Black and white photo of Oscar Ukonu in glasses and a light shirt, reaching into a pen pot at his studio deskOscar Ukonu
George Underwood in black glasses and braces in front of one of his paintings of figures in striped swimsuitsGeorge Underwood

V

Van Gogh painted self-portrait in a green coat and fur cap with a bandage over his ear, an easel and a Japanese print behindVincent van Gogh
Colour photograph of a shirtless young man twisting, one arm wrapped tightly across his back and shoulderGerardo Vizmanos

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Natalie Wadlington in a black jumper at her studio table with brushes and jars, between two of her large, brightly coloured paintingsNatalie Wadlington
Painting of bold blue and white zigzag stripes with rounded shapes and two dotted green and yellow ovalsJohn Walker
Mark Wallinger in glasses and a checked shirt leaning over a glass case to point at a model of a white horseMark Wallinger
Andy Warhol in a dark suit and red tie, arms folded, in front of his colourful portrait printsAndy Warhol
Gillian Wearing with long dark hair in a navy jacket, standing in front of her portraits at IVAMGillian Wearing
Lawrence Weiner, with a long white beard, holding a drink at a crowded receptionLawrence Weiner
Sculpture of two stacked chrome-legged chairs with dark weights hanging from cablesRichard Wentworth
Sepia photograph of James McNeill Whistler with curly hair and a moustache, holding a cigarette, his butterfly monogram beside himJames McNeill Whistler
Jack White with blue hair in a striped blazer, holding a bass guitar against a white brick wallJack White
Painting on black of a squirrel tangled among hanging twigs, dry leaves and green walnutsTeagan White
Rachel Whiteread with auburn hair and a dark top, speaking at a press conferenceRachel Whiteread
Nana Wolke in a black pinstripe suit sitting on a red leather Chesterfield sofa in her New York studioNana Wolke
Black and white photo of Rosie Woods in profile wearing a spray-paint respirator mask against the skyRosie Woods
Rose Wylie in her Kent studio in 2014, hands clasped, with notes pinned to the wall behind herRose Wylie

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Xu Yang sitting at a wooden studio table with a pencil in hand, in front of a wall of her paintings of roses and facesXu Yang

Y

Yin Xiuzhen looking up inside her red walk-in heart sculpture at the Hayward GalleryYin Xiuzhen

Z

Rafał Zajko in a white jacket and black track trousers, leaning on a radiator in his studio in front of his circular worksRafał Zajko

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