concept:era contemporary

Signs that say what you want them to say and not Signs that say what someone else wants you to say

Name: Provenio Provenance Knowledge Graph
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Photographic series (1992–1993) by Gillian Wearing. Tate collection. Over 600 colour photographs of strangers in London streets, each holding a handwritten card bearing a message of their own choosing.

Scholarly Significance

Canonical YBA documentary/confessional photographic work; 20-year precursor to Instagram-era confessional selfie culture.