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zirconium ([personal profile] zirconium) wrote2013-12-01 10:41 pm
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the letters of a city's streets

I first encountered Yto Barrada's work at the Tate Modern, in a group exhibition titled I Decided Not to Save the World, which was part of a series titled "Project Space." I was drawn especially to the poster-page that declared I AM NOT EXOTIC I AM EXHAUSTED.

Earlier today, I was at the Walker Art Center. Around the corner from the Oldenburg exhibit, some of the pages I saw at the Tate and some other Barrada pieces are on display. The theatre maquettes are brightly colored, but what really caught my attention (text fiend that I am) was the ceiling-to-floor wallpaper of Tangier street names (before and after Morocco's reclamation of independence):

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