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This exhibition revisits the Declaration of Independence through the lens of those impacted by our social and political climate.
Curator’s Statement:
What truths do we, as working class Americans, hold to be self-evident? This exhibition presents the work of 18 different artists. Through these pieces we hope to demonstrate the incongruence between our founding texts and the lived experiences of workers, artists, and marginalized peoples.
The Declaration of Independence defines this unquestionable promise of freedom and equality, however since its inception this document has proven to be exclusionary.
Dismissed or reinterpreted by the ruling class in order to support different political agendas throughout the centuries. We ask the viewer to question these founding texts, to ask whose lives are protected by these ideals and whose are targeted?
Through their practice, these artists portray reality as they experience it. Honest, chaotic, hopeful, and aware. The artwork invites the viewer to understand these inconsistencies, asking that we pay attention to the injustices others face on a daily basis. Ultimately giving form to the voices, histories, and demands shaping our collective future.
