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Lottery of the Sea
Allan Sekula
FRONT International
Ohio, United States
The Lottery of the Sea takes its title from Adam Smith, who, in his famous Inquiry into the Wealth of Nations (1776), compared the life of the seafarer to gambling. Thus, notions of risk were introduced by Smith through an allegory of the sea’s dangers, especially for those who did the hard work, and then secondarily for those who invested in ships and goods.
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- Title: Lottery of the Sea
- Creator: Allan Sekula
- Exhibition Location : GLSC: William G. Mather Steamship
- Caption: Allan Sekula, Lottery of the Sea, 2006. Installation view at William G. Mather Steamship, FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art. July 14-September 30, 2018. Courtesy of the estate of Allan Sekula and Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica. Photography by Field Studio.
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