Yto Barrada
Aquariums for Sale on a Rainy Day, Tangier
2001
A Parkett artist edition, made in collaboration with the artist for the Zurich journal.
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Artist
Yto Barrada
b. 1971, Paris, France · Moroccan-French · Based in Tangier, Morocco; New York, USA
- University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
- International Center of Photography
- ateliers Varan
- Photography
- 16mm Film
- Natural Plant Dye Textiles
- Sculpture
Yto Barrada works across photography, film, sculpture and textile to examine Tangier, migration, botany, urban development and the legacy of colonial administration. Her early Strait Project focused on the geography of waiting around the Strait of Gibraltar.
Photography; film; sculpture; textile
Gallery Representation
Objects
![Yto Barrada , Arbre généalogique [Family Tree], 2005, chromogenic print, 59" x 59" (image and paper), 61" x 61" x 2–1/4" (frame), from an edition of 5 with 2 APs © Yto Barrada](https://www.pacegallery.com/media/images/68773.AP2.width-2000.jpg)
Yto Barrada
Arbre généalogique [Family Tree], 2005, chromogenic print, 59" x 59" (image and paper), 61" x 61" x 2–1/4" (frame), from an edition of 5 with 2 APs © Yto Barrada
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Artist Films
Yto Barrada on how the Strait of Gibraltar shapes life in Tangier
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Major Works
- 1998–2004A Life Full of Holes: The Strait Project
- 2004Autocar–Tangier
- 2007Iris Tingitana
- 2011Hand-Me-Downs
- 2015The Dye Garden
- 2017Tree Identification for Beginners
- 2012Twin Palm Island
- 2009Beau Geste
- 2003The Magician
- 2014A Guide to Trees for Governors and Gardeners
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