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Crossing Lines, Constructing Home — An Introduction

August 28, 2019
Index Magazine

Crossing Lines, Constructing Home — An Introduction

What does it mean to be uprooted from culture and home? On view September 6, 2019–January 5, 2020, our new exhibition Crossing Lines, Constructing Home: Displacement and Belonging in Contemporary Art opens up new ways of understanding the immigrant experience. Curated by Makeda Best and Mary Schneider Enriquez, the exhibition features works by a global community of contemporary artists, including Do Ho Suh, Emily Jacir, Richard Misrach, and Graciela Iturbide.

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