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The scene depicts an artwork displayed on a plain white wall within the Museum of Contemporary Art of the University of São Paulo (MAC USP) in Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo, Brazil. The artwork, identified as "A Navalha" (The Razor Blade) by Cildo Meireles (1964), consists of two primary components. The upper component is a rectangular canvas stretcher, approximately 114 cm x 76 cm, with a white canvas stretched over it. The central portion of the canvas has been irregularly torn or cut away, creating a large, curvilinear void, exposing the white wall behind it. The staples securing the canvas to the wooden stretcher are visible along the perimeter. Directly below, and slightly overlapping the bottom edge of the canvas stretcher, is the lower component: a vertically oriented, irregularly shaped panel of rough, textured orange-red fabric or material, also approximately 114 cm x 76 cm. Painted onto this red panel are two large, stylized depictions of double-edged razor blades. They are outlined in black and filled with a mottled, abstract pattern composed of black, white, and brown/beige hues. The blades are angled diagonally and overlap each other. To the right of the lower artwork, a small, light-colored rectangular information plaque is affixed to the wall. No individuals are present in the frame.
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