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What’s special about you? What are the things that make you unique? The Rubin’s exhibition Measure Your Existence can inspire you to reflect on how you define yourself. Measure your own existence through this art-making activity by creating a silhouette of your body and filling it with words, images, photos, or abstract elements about you!

Materials List:
Find step-by-step instructions here!

  • Any kind, color, or size of paper
  • Newspaper or magazine clippings, photos, scrap paper, recycled boxes or wrappers, and anything else you can imagine to collage with!
  • Glue or tape
  • Scissors
  • Markers, crayons, pencils, or any other drawing utensils

Find step-by-step instructions here!


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General operating support of the Rubin Museum of Art is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, as well as by generous donations from the Museum’s Board of Trustees, individual donors, and members.
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