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Lucas Samaras Retrospective

American artist Lucas Samaras is representing his native Greece at this year’s Biennale. In this intimate interview with his longtime art dealer Arne Glimcher, Samaras discusses why he doesn’t want to go to Venice, getting famous artists to pose nude for him, and what he’s working on next.

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© Lucas Samaras / Courtesy PaceWildenstein, New York
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Pure pigment on paper 20-1/2" x 35-1/4" (52.1 cm x 89.5 cm)

© Lucas Samaras / Courtesy PaceWildenstein, New York
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Aluminum, wood and mirrors 10' 8-3/4" x 10' 1/2" x 12' 9" (327 cm x 306.1

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