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Rothko's Seagram murals displayed

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An exhibition of artist Mark Rothko's late works opens on Thursday at the Tate Modern, in London.

Rothko painted the 15 murals included in the display as part of a �19,000 commission for the Four Seasons restaurant in New York's Seagram building.

The BBC's Razia Iqbal spoke to the artist's son, Christopher Rothko, about the murals.

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