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by Matt Ringer | Oct 20, 2021 | COMMUNITY

Pics from Jason LaFerrera’s “From Here to Over There” at Chop Suey

on view until August 8th
(check out all of the orange dots!!)

For more of LaFerrera’s work, click on over to his website.

Matt Ringer

A meat popsicle.

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