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2017

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2021

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2023

2024

2025

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Studies, Witness

This is a Studies. It is dated 2017–21. Its medium is graphite on paper; staged 2017–21, katy perry world arena tour . It is a part of the department.

“Katy Perry’s Witness arena tour took place within a giant LED eye. Dancers wore TV heads and giant mouths full of eyes. We explored the possibility of dancers wearing self-striking matchboxes for the song ‘Firework,’ but this idea fell by the wayside.”

It is credited Courtesy of Es Devlin.

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition An Atlas of Es Devlin.

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