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Ajay Kurian

Wrong Turns

2012

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Ajay Kurian

Wrong Turns

2012

Physical Qualities Gobstopper, plexiglass, 6 x 6 x 7 inches
Credit Line Anonymous Gift
Object Number 2025.378
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2025; Private Collection by purchase, March 3, 2013; Audio Visual Arts Gallery, New York
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