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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-17T23:51:58.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.artforum.com",
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  "textContent": "Prolific director Frederick Wiseman, whose pathbreaking documentaries shed light on aspects of society hitherto in shadow, died on February 16 at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was ninety-six. News of his death was announced by his family through his distribution company, Zipporah Films. First gaining wide acclaim for his 1967 film Titicut Follies, which exposed the […]",
  "title": "Visionary Documentarian Frederick Wiseman Dead at 96"
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