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A dynamic range of bright colors and reflective surfaces stimulate the vision and capture the attention through an array of details. <em>Untitled<\/em> is currently on view on the second floor of the Jubitz Center for Modern and Contemporary Art and even though it&#8217;s smaller in stature than other works nearby, it packs a visual punch. I hope you\u2019ll take a close look on your next visit! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">\u2014<strong>Sara Krajewski<\/strong>, The Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"http:\/\/portlandartmuseum.us\/mwebcgi\/mweb.exe?request=record;id=17436;type=101\">View the work on our online collections<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Judy Pfaff (American, born 1946), <strong><em>Untitled<\/em><\/strong>, 1981. Contact paper and paper. 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