their fabulous teams at Diogenes Verlag and Phaidon, and to Brad Berstein and First Run Features for allowing us to screen their wonderful film. Finally, this exhibition could not have happened without the enthusiasm, humor, and dedication of Aria Ungerer, who has been my comrade-in-arms throughout this entire process. The Drawing Center’s hardworking staff deserves recognition for their role in realizing this exhibition. Specials thanks go to Brett Littman, Executive Director, for his sustained support for this project; to Jessica Man, Curatorial Assistant; to Curatorial Interns Veronica Flom, Jenya Frid, Danielle Lindenberg, Chelsea Pierce, Emily Simon, Kate Wiener, and, especially, Alessia Pizziconi for their invaluable help at various stages of the project; and, above all, to Nova Benway, Assistant Curator, for handling the many organizational elements of this show with enthusiasm and aplomb and offering valuable curatorial insights along the way. Thanks also to Joanna Ahlberg, Managing Editor; Peter J. Ahlberg, AHL&CO; Dan Gillespie, Operations Manager; Molly Gross, Communications Director; Margaret Sundell, Executive Editor; Alice Stryker, Development Manager; Olga Valle Tetkowski, Exhibition Manager, who stepped into a difficult situation and handled it with grace and dexterity; Nicole Goldberg, former Deputy Director, External Affairs; Anna Martin, former Registrar; and Jeanine Herman, translator. Finally, I am incredibly appreciative of the steadfast support of The Drawing Center’s Board of Trustees and the exhibition funders who have supported this show and its accompanying catalogue: Phaidon Publishing; an anonymous donor; the Maurice Sendak Foundation; EDF Group; Philippe Castagnet; HarperCollins; Dominque Formhals; Fiona and Eric Rudin; the French Embassy; and L’école des Loisirs. My deepest thanks are reserved for Jean Castelli and Lisa Silver for whose abounding generosity and enthusiasm for all things Tomi I am profoundly grateful.
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