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The title itself is a multilayered reference: Like parks
Academic discourse has also embraced the exhibition. A 2019 article in Journal of Material Culture cited “Dakota Rain” as a seminal case study in the “material turn” of erotic studies, while a 2022 symposium on “Sexuality in Public Space” used the exhibition’s layout as a blueprint for creating safe, inclusive, and thought‑provoking environments.