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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Electric Fibers III, created by Leah Burke, hangs in Public Space One during the exhibition of Maintenance Mode on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. This exhibition examines the importance of labor on artistic expression. (The Daily Iowan/Valerie Burke)

Art’s labor found

Tessa Solomon, [email protected] January 21, 2016

The ax descends, widening a wound in the thick tree trunk. Wood chips splinter from its side, scattering. After hours of exertion, the logger has reduced the giant log to a frayed stump. Then the labor...

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