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Her practice spans a range of media and materials, and she has received the Anonymous Was A Woman Award in recognition of her contributions as an artist.\n\nHarrison's work has been presented at some of the most significant recurring exhibitions in contemporary art. She was included in the Whitney Biennial in both 2002 and 2008, and in the Venice Biennale in both 2003 and 2009. She has also been included in the Tate Triennial, extending the reach of her practice to major institutional platforms in the United Kingdom. These repeated invitations across different editions of the same exhibitions reflect the sustained attention her work has received from curators internationally.\n\nHer sculptures, photographs, and drawings are held in the permanent collections of several major institutions, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, both in New York, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., and Tate Modern in London. 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Harrison's words subtly challenge the conventional notion of friendship as static and enduring, instead embracing the fluid, dynamic nature of human connections.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset today, modern professionals and creatives can benefit from cultivating a similar flexibility in their relationships, recognizing that friendships evolve over time and may even shift from intense to casual or vice versa. By allowing these fluctuations to occur without emotional attachment to specific forms or expectations, individuals can maintain healthier, more adaptable connections with others.",{"id":81,"quote_text":82,"author_id":5,"source_id":56,"has_image":57,"author":83,"source":84,"quote_tag":85,"commentary":49},3358086,"My problems aren’t invalid. Not to me. Just because they aren’t life altering, life-threatening, doesn’t mean they don’t make me feel bad. 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