{"id":14820,"date":"2021-06-28T08:17:52","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T06:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/?post_type=artists_ui&p=14820"},"modified":"2026-07-10T17:39:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:39:23","slug":"while-you-were-sleeping","status":"publish","type":"artists_ui","link":"https:\/\/dam.org\/museum\/artists_ui\/artists\/wagenknecht-addie\/while-you-were-sleeping\/","title":{"rendered":"While You Were Sleeping"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Alone Together (2017)<\/a>
\nLiberator Vases (2016)<\/a>
\nStill Alive (2016)<\/a>
\nWhile You Were Sleeping (2016)
\nSolitaire and Cheat Codes (2015-2017)<\/a>
\nGlass Ceiling (2014)<\/a>
\nBlack Hawk Paint (2007-)<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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