Tania Mouraud’s extensive body of work—ranging from painting to public art, conceptual writing, installation, videos, sonic works, and performances—has addressed artistic and humanistic themes, such as the plasticity of language and the individual’s own perception and self-awareness, as well as a broader set of ethical and sociopolitical issues, confronting persistent inequalities and our treatment of the environment. A key figure of contemporary French art, Mouraud has engaged with diverse art scenes, vocabularies, and movements, thus evading any facile classification of her practice. She has exhibited in countless individual and collective exhibitions across the globe and has permanent installations at prestigious institutions such as the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Collection FRAC Lorraine in Metz.

Borrowing from Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous 1963 speech on civil rights, Mouraud’s vinyl print mural Dream (2004–ongoing) adapts the refrain of his passionate vision using bold, nonstandard Arabic script, transforming the words into a powerful visual statement. The work is part of a series of wall paintings exploring architecture and language that the artist began creating in the late 1980s. While the giant lettering has the scale of a billboard, the typography verges on the illegible. It is up to the viewer to decipher this world-famous phrase. This play between decoding the text and rethinking its meaning encourages readers to engage in a moment of reflection—and consider the message from a fresh perspective.

Realized as a wall work and billboards in Arabic, English, and Urdu versions, Dream is presented on a wall outside the exhibition halls and in the roundabout at the entry to the JAX District.