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As the first exhibition to survey the filmic work of Yuri Ancarani (*1972), this panorama of the Italian artist’s output from 2010 to the present reveals the meticulous precision, distinctive aesthetics, and even sculptural depth to films that critically explore masculinity, labor, and social codes.

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