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DESCRIPTION:Harvard Art Museums\n32 Quincy St.\nCambridge \nSat.\, Jan. 25\
 , 2025\, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. \n\n\n\nThis exhibition showcases 12 life-size
  hand-quilted and embroidered portraits of laborers in the marketplaces of
  Côte d’Ivoire (the Ivory Coast) and Ghana\, where secondhand clothing 
 discarded by the United States and Europe plays a central role in the econ
 omy of goods. Choumali (b. 1974) has made her birthplace of Abidjan\, Côt
 e d’Ivoire\, where she continues to live and work\, a central subject of
  her photographic practice. There she encountered the prevalence of bold E
 nglish-language slogans on T-shirts worn by many of the laborers in the ma
 rkets\; she became intrigued by the dissonance between these designs and t
 he lives of the individuals wearing them. The portrait series\, called “
 Yougou-Yougou” (a Malinké phrase for secondhand clothing)\, reveals the
  diversity of languages\, economies\, and people found in regional marketp
 laces and underscores the impacts of the international circulation of exce
 ss consumer goods. \n\nGazette Classification: Art/Design\, Diversity and 
 Inclusion\, Exhibitions\, Sustainability \nOrganization/Sponsor: Co-organi
 zed by the Harvard Art Museums and the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and E
 thnology. \nCost: Free admission \nContact Info: am_visitorservices@harvar
 d.edu \nMore info: harvardartmuseums.org…
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SUMMARY:Joana Choumali: Languages of West African Marketplaces
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