Breathe

This group exhibition, inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr., is part of BIMA’s Untold Stories series this winter. Works focus on social justice and human rights, addressing diverse and connected issues.

“Trump is crisscrossing the country ahead of the elections, lambasting the caravan in rallies. Up for grabs are thirty-five of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate and all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. “A large group of people,” he yells, “very tough criminals in that caravan – middle Easterners, MS-13, you’re going to find them there…” But a day after the elections, that’s it. His months of rants about the caravan and the Democrats are over. He’s accomplished only fear and falsehoods. The elections have turned out a big win for the Democrats and the caravan is still coming— and the people in it are not rapists, murders, terrorists, and gang members. They are men, women, and children – the poorest and most vulnerable – families hoping to find the “American Dream” of safety, opportunity, work, and freedom from fear. They are people fleeing from poverty, violence, corruption, oppression, extortion, repression, hunger, and the effects of climate change – fleeing to save their lives.... — excerpt from Linda Wolf’s Artist Statement”