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"And yet here is another fact — Muslims have created and enjoyed figural representations of Muhammad throughout much of the history of Islam in some parts of the Islamic world."

Early in her career she became known for her figural works, particularly those depicting the female body, and moved over time to using nature as a springboard for her art.

The resulting slug sculptures, manipulated to fit within the room, coexist with her paintings, which, as usual, depict ungainly yet attractive figural distortions.

“It was an almost horizontal monument,” Gang says of the landing, “a place that could also somehow represent democracy and the people, and not have a figural statue standing on it.”

One of her works in the Baltimore show, a figural work on vellum called “Cousins: Rug Burn,” was still in the studio when Ms. Thomas arrived.