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Noticing that many of her peers rarely spoke when they came to the Club, she decided to organize an alternative "Wednesday Night Club," envisioning it as a kind of "junior club." The
Wednesday evening sessions quickly became popular, leading the old guard to squelch it for fear of competition. In 1956, Passlof helped found the March Gallery, where she had two exhibitions and helped organize many shows of other artists, including Mark di Suvero's first exhibition. She designed collections of artists' poetry, called Pandemonium.
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