Deconstructing Liberty: A Destiny Manifested

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These artists question ideas traditionally associated with American liberty--such as patriotism, community, citizenship, the pursuit of happiness, freedom, equal rights, and activism--as they resonate in forms of collective identity across the globe. Through performance, installation, video, and photography, the artists will respond to a variety of local political dynamics, from treaties that expanded U.S. territories to the recent normalization of U.S. relations with Cuba under the Obama administration, and directly confront subjects such as religion, liberty, freedom from unreasonable searches, jury trials, due process, freedom of the press, and freedom of speech. Together, these diverse artists and their bold works will create a space for reflection and new understandings of collective political identification.