{"product_id":"yto-barrada-guide-to-trees-guide-to-fossils","title":"Yto Barrada: Guide to Trees + Guide to Fossils","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis gorgeous two-volume set collects two artist’s books by French artist Yto Barrada (born 1971), both of which are proposed as mock guides:\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e A Guide to Trees for Governors and Gardeners\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Guide to Fossils for Forgers and Foreigners\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Guide to Trees for Governors and Gardeners\u003c\/span\u003e is a satirical guide for urban landscapers on how to prepare cities for the arrival of dignitaries. Accordingly, advice is offered on painting and cleaning; fruits, flowers and weeds; flags and music; traffic islands and palm trees. At first seemingly reasonable, these directives gradually begin to suggest something amiss behind the patriotic Potemkin-esque facades.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Guide to Fossils for Forgers and Foreigners \u003c\/span\u003epresents research on Morocco’s Atlas Mountains. The arid terrain between the mountains and the desert is home to a cottage industry of excavating, preparing, forging and selling fossils. Barrada’s research is documented in guidebook format.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IPS\/DAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50555631271993,"sku":"210000002727","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/0872\/9145\/files\/9783960980292-us.jpg?v=1790279533","url":"https:\/\/shop.icp.org\/products\/yto-barrada-guide-to-trees-guide-to-fossils","provider":"International Center of Photography","version":"1.0","type":"link"}