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The Backend

Montclair State University Galleries

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The Backend is a group exhibition featuring 13 contemporary artists probing the nature of protocols and agreements to prompt questions about ownership, production, notions of truth, and agency

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The Montclair State University Galleries brings together ideas, perspectives, and dialogues to foster curiosity and shared understandings through art. The University Galleries presents diverse and inclusive exhibitions and programs creating connections that unite the campus experience with the local and global community.montclair.edu/galleries

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