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“It’s a very democratic piece of art that is also in dialogue with this amazing building, with the collection, with the curators.”

The ornithology curator at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County placed handfuls of feathers between two small screens and clipped them together with zip ties.

The G. Ray Hawkins Gallery had lasting impact in other ways, acting as a launchpad for several future gallerists, curators and photographers.

In 2010, after working as a high school teacher and a curator for the city of Los Angeles, Gatto became head of the Italian American Museum, which moved into the hall in 2016.

"It's a beautiful car, it's a very historic car, it's just a little bit outside our scope window," said IMS curator Jason Vansickle.