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The Saatchi Gallery is displaying over 500 works that have used nature as inspiration and even included floral material.

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When you first pull up to the Goodwill in Franklin Square, the brick exterior gives little hint of the wonderland waiting inside. The building sits there, unassuming, like it’s trying not to brag ...

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