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fireball

In astronomy, very bright meteor, often bright enough to be seen in daylight and occasionally leading to the fall of a meteorite. Some fireballs are caused by satellites or other space debris burning up in the Earth's atmosphere.
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And, finally, in the concluding gallery of the historical overview, Helio Oiticica's Neoconcrete Relief of 1960 reminds us that the story of the shaped canvas needs to be revisited, just as his Box Bolide, 1964-65, tells us that American post-Minimalism does not have a monopoly on the anti-form.
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