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A Polite Fiction
Taryn Simon
Underneath layers of cement and drywall in the Fondation Louis Vuitton is a message in green permanent marker on concrete: “Oubliez la terre. Elle ne vaut pas le coup … à moins que vous soyez là pour me sauver” (Skip earth. Not worth it … unless you’re coming to save me).
In A Polite Fiction (2014), Taryn Simon maps, excavates, and records the gestures that became entombed beneath—and within—the building’s surfaces during its five-year construction. Designed by Frank Gehry, the…
e-flux Journal
Posted: October 1, 2015
Category
Architecture, Contemporary Art