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Upon an arid landscape, a gray figure at left with exposed torso and a head of graying bundled flowers holds up the tip of a flaccid, mirrored grand piano that pools on the earth. At right, two female figures with bundled pink and red flowers for heads approach, one waving and one holding a flaccid cello in outstretched arms. Upon an arid landscape, a gray figure at left with exposed torso and a head of graying bundled flowers holds up the tip of a flaccid, mirrored grand piano that pools on the earth. At right, two female figures with bundled pink and red flowers for heads approach, one waving and one holding a flaccid cello in outstretched arms. In loose brushstrokes, a multi-arched bridge in blues and grays traverses a waterway of orange, green, and blue, two small rowboats in the water, figures on the bridge, and trees and rooftops beyond. In loose brushstrokes, a multi-arched bridge in blues and grays traverses a waterway of orange, green, and blue, two small rowboats in the water, figures on the bridge, and trees and rooftops beyond. Three consecutive panels of peach, each containing a silhouette of a woman's face. The faces are featureless and composed of multiple cut swaths of brightly colored geometric and floral fabrics. The central figure wears her hair in Bantu knots. Three consecutive panels of peach, each containing a silhouette of a woman's face. The faces are featureless and composed of multiple cut swaths of brightly colored geometric and floral fabrics. The central figure wears her hair in Bantu knots.

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