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- ↑ Johnson, Ken. "ART IN REVIEW; 'Biomorphic Abstraction'". The New York Times . Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- 1 2 Donald Kuspit, 2011, “Acrobatic/Erotic Abstraction: Paul Henry Ramirez’s Playconics,” in Playconics, exhibition catalog, introductory essay, p. 1.
- ↑ "Blackout, A Centennial Commission," 2010. Curated by Evelyn Carmen Ramos. Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey, brochure, p. 2.
