How many restored antique street lamps make up Chris Burden's 'Urban Light' sculpture installed outside LACMA in 2008?

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Which artist created 'Urban Light,' the streetlamp sculpture outside LACMA that was initially derided as kitsch before becoming one of LA's most photographed landmarks?

Chris Burden's 'Urban Light' streetlamp sculpture in LA—initially scorned as kitsch—is now celebrated and has become an Instagram pilgrimage site.

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Which Chicana artist coordinated the creation of the Great Wall of Los Angeles, a mural spanning 13 city blocks?

Judith Baca coordinated the Great Wall of Los Angeles—a 13-block mural—by employing 400+ teenagers from rival gangs who painted peacefully together.

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The teenagers who painted the Great Wall of Los Angeles mural under Judith Baca's direction came from what kind of opposing backgrounds?

Judith Baca coordinated the Great Wall of Los Angeles—a 13-block mural—by employing 400+ teenagers from rival gangs who painted peacefully together.

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Which 16th-century religious movement led to the destruction of so much medieval stained glass in England that the technique was later regarded as a lost art?

English Reformation iconoclasts destroyed so much stained glass that Victorian-era craftsmen had to invent entirely new techniques to recreate a lost art form.

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Which Renaissance painter is famous for the ceiling fresco 'The School of Athens' in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace?

Raphael painted his own face into The School of Athens, tucking himself into the lower-right corner among the ancient Greek philosophers — an artist's signature hidden in plain sight for centuries.

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What was the original title Rodin gave to the sculpture that later became known as 'The Thinker'?

Rodin's 'The Thinker' was originally titled 'Le Poet' and meant to depict Dante Alighieri, not an abstract philosopher.