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ReTHINKING CARTOGRAPHY: WILLIAM POPE L.



In his colorfully drawn map, William Pope. L - who has literally crawled the streets of Manhattan - identifies the location of safe houses in downtown Manhattan, identifying the transitory spaces in the city used by people with an estranged relationship with legality. (From New Museum Website)

"Like the African shaman who chews his pepper seeds and spits seven times into the air, I believe art re-ritualizes the everyday to reveal something fresh about our lives. This revelation is a vitality and it is a power to change the world." WILLIAM POPE L.


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