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The Corcoran show was actually almost a reportage. The exhibit was, in many ways, pretty unique. It was one of the first pieces about DC culture that doesn't include some marble building or the Kennedy Center.

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Ian MacKaye
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: April 16
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