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MOCA Poaches 'Visionary' Klaus Biesenbach From MOMA
Board Members with the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles hope new director Klaus Biesenbach will settle recent turmoil at the museum

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Board Members with the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles hope new director Klaus Biesenbach will settle recent turmoil at the museum

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