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We’re celebrating Tulsa's wild wizard of modernism with a full slate of stories

Goff Week

Genius, Madness, Greed, Arson: The Story Of Bruce Goff’s Iconic Bavinger House

Russell Cobb has the story of one of Goff’s finest creations, “one of the building marvels of our own postwar period.”

Tom McCarthy On The Goffness Of Tulsa Club

Tulsa was once on the cutting edge, and Bruce Goff was a big reason why

At The Spotlight, The Rivalry Between OKC And Tulsa Is Made Musical 

The historic venue hosted a night of rappers and DJs, put together by ThunderWof. and dj noname.

In Chicago, Bruce Goff Finally Gets His Due 

The Art Institute’s “Bruce Goff: Material Worlds” shows Goff as he was meant to be shown

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Goff As Professor: ‘There Is No Right Solution’

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In “Architectural Counterpoint,” Bruce Goff and Olinka Hrdy's designs become part of the composition

The Impossibly Strange Beauty Of Ghanaian Movie Posters 

Mixed-Use Space Tulsa hosted Deadly Prey Gallery's surreal cinematic gold and Tulsans flocked to see it

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