His work in the Venice Biennale and at Paula Cooper Gallery turns history’s absences into artworks. As a teenager, Walid Raad would walk around his hometown with a camera, just trying to make some sense of the world. At a glance, the black-and-white pictures he captured then offer cool, detached views. But he quickly discovered.
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His work in the Venice Biennale and at Paula Cooper Gallery turns history’s absences into artworks. As a teenager, Walid Raad would walk around his hometown with a camera, just trying to make some sense of the world. At a glance, the black-and-white pictures he captured then offer cool, detached views. But he quickly discovered.
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