How acrobats inspired Yto Barradas sculptures you can climb

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Go behind-the-scenes to see how artist Yto Barrada (French-Moroccan, b. 1971) transforms the MoMA PS1 courtyard with a colorful arrangement of towering sculptures built from stacked concrete blocks, which visitors can sit on and explore. We visit Barrada's studio where she discusses how she often mines the hidden histories embedded within architectural and geometric forms, revealing the intersections of material, political, and personal narratives. • For “Le Grand Soir,” Barrada looks to the tradition of constructing human pyramids in Morocco, where their distinctive applications have ranged from martial arts and acrobatics to spiritual practices. Each of Barrada’s structures takes inspiration from an acrobatic formation used by Moroccan acrobats: “tqal” (weight), “bourj tarbaite” (tower of four), and “bourj benayma ou chebaken” (tower lift with net). They also draw on subjects as wide-ranging as Moroccan Brutalism and Barrada’s family lore, weaving together distinct historical moments of shapeshifting, surmounting barricades, and retooling architectures. • Learn more: https://www.momaps1.org/en/programs/3... • Subscribe for our latest videos, and invitations to live events: http://mo.ma/subscribe • Explore our collection online: http://mo.ma/art • Plan your visit in-person: http://mo.ma/visit • • Commit to art and ideas. Support MoMA by becoming a member today: https://moma.org/join • • The comments and opinions expressed in this video are those of the speaker alone, and do not represent the views of The Museum of Modern Art, its personnel, or any artist. • • #sculpture #behindthescenes #installationart #acrobat #architecture #architecturehistory #art #museumofmodernart #moma #museum #modernart

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