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Artist Lauren Kalman's surprising jewelry raises questions about who gets to decide what makes a body beautiful
Even after years of working at the museum, I never tire of wandering through the permanent collection on the second floor of the Renwick Gallery, taking in the artworks just like any other visitor. The other day, I stole a few moments at lunchtime to visit some of my favorites—Judith Schaechter’s divinely detailed The Birth of Eve, Kathryn Clark’s familiar map of Capitol Hill stitched into the Washington, D.C. Foreclosure Quilt, Debra Baxter’s cheeky crystal and brass knuckle devil horns—when I noticed an unusual jewelry piece that I had never seen before, and that ended up completely taking me by surprise.
