jan 1, 2007 - Shibboleth

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Artists: Doris Salcedo

Date: 2007-2008

Medium: installation

Location: Tate Modern, London

Content: Floor of the museum was opened and a cast of Colombian rock faces was inserted

Function: People to think and visualize the meaning of Shibboleth: a word or custom that a person not familiar with a language may mispronounce, use to identify foreigners or people of another class

Context: The crack emphasizes the gap in relationships, references racism and colonialism

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