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INSI MY COLLECTN: ROXANE GAY AND DEBBIE MILLMAN

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Roxane Gay is known for her laser-sharp w cultural cricism and nonfictn works, but lser known is her growg practice as an art llector.

AUTHOR ROXANE GAY, WHO LOV ART BUT DISLIK THE ART WORLD, HAS SOME ADVICE FOR GALLERI: ‘STOP BEG TERRIBLE’

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While Gay and Millman are unifyg their llectns, their distctive approach to how and what they llect are still visible.

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WHY ROXANE GAY TURNED TO OVEREATG AFTER BEG GANG-RAPED AT AGE 12

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On Twter, Gay thanked her followers for their support rponse to the news about her engagement.

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'I DIDN’T THK MARRIAGE WAS IN THE CARDS FOR ME': AUTHOR ROXANE GAY CELEBRAT FIRST ANNIVERSARY AFTER ELOPG DURG PANMIC

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GLORIA STEEM TO MARRY ROXANE GAY AND DEBBIE MILLMAN JEWISH CEREMONY

Last week, I lled Gay at home to talk about her llectn, which she has begun postg about ocsnally on Twter, where she’s also amassed a cult followg of 830, 000.

Below, Gay opens up about toxic gallery culture, the prsur placed on creativ of lor, Seth Rogen’s ceramics, and what visual art do and don’t do for her wrg.

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Author Roxane Gay, Who Lov Art But Dislik the Art World, Has Some Advice for Galleri: ‘Stop Beg Terrible’ .

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