Yto Barrada

1971–

Introduction

Yto Barrada (born 1971) is a Franco-Moroccan multimedia visual artist living and working in Tangier, Morocco and New York City. Barrada cofounded the Cinémathèque de Tanger in 2006, leading a group of artists and filmmakers. Barrada also works as an artistic director for the Tangier art house movie theatre. She was previously a member of the Beirut-based Arab Image Foundation.

Wikidata identifier

Q453931

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Country of birth

France

Roles

Artist, photographer

ULAN identifier

500290910

Names

Yto Barrada

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