Matthieu Lavanchy
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Matthieu Lavanchy lives and works in Paris, France. He studied at the University of Art and Design Lausanne (ECAL), Switzerland.
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Julius Shulman: Visual Drama
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Conformity
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Mirrors
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Hello Winter
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Ankara: From pioneering modernism to revivalist mimicry
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