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Att hei nvi t at i onofSFAI ’ sBoar dofTr ust ees,t heCommi t t eei scochai r edbyt hr ee SFAIal umni :T om Laughl i n( MFA 201 3) ,Kar en T opaki an ( MFA 1 987) ,and Chr i st opherWi l l i ams( BFA201 7 ,MFA2020) .

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Hi ghl i ght si ncl ude cr i t i cs and ar thi st or i ans i n conv er sat i on wi t h ar t i st s, and l ect ur es by Lawr enceFer l i nghet t i ,LucyLi ppar d,bel lhooks, Anni eLei bovi t z ,HansHaacke,El ai neDeKooni ng, JohnCage,Rem Kool haas,andFr ankGehr y .

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