Lalla Essaydi Revives the Exotic to Critique Exoticism – NYTimes.com

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Reviving the Exotic to Critique Exoticism

In the exhibition “Lalla Essaydi: Les Femmes du Maroc,” the photographer plays with stereotypes by placing Moroccan women in scenes from Orientalist paintings.

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/nyregion/07artsnj.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Lalla Essaydi is a Moroccan-born, New York-based photographer who has risen to prominence for her beautiful, striking imagery dealing with the role of women in Islamic societies.