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References
- Arch-Times, May 13, 2011
- Jean Nouvel Furniture Gagosian Gallery, March 30, 2011
- Architecture Today Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine , November 4, 2010
- Jean Prouvé: Architecture Gagosian Gallery, October 20, 2010
