Art Review: Simone Fischer at Astoria Visual Arts
Kyle Cohlmia
November 24, 2021
“OFFAL,” Simone Fischer’s exhibition at Astoria Visual Arts, offers a meditation on consumption and industrial farming.
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“OFFAL,” Simone Fischer’s exhibition at Astoria Visual Arts, offers a meditation on consumption and industrial farming.
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