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In 2003, artist Doris Salcedo filled the empty space between two buildings in Istanbul with 1,550 wooden chairs stacked seemingly haphazardly, but with a message that was more carefully constructed. Salcedo said the 1,550 chairs evoke “the masses of faceless migrants who underpin our globalized economy.” Sit on that.

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Photo credit: Muammer Yanmaz