Sid Lee's Art Exhibit Illustrates the Heartbreaking Plight of Refugees and the Importance of Civil Liberties

Proceeds benefit the ACLU and the Refugee and Immigrant Fund

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In her powerful Golden Globes speech railing against inequality, Meryl Streep said, “Take your broken heart, make it into art.” That’s a quote from the late Carrie Fisher. It’s also the inspiration for “Refuge,” Sid Lee Collective’s new art exhibit that opens Saturday in New York’s SoHo neighborhood.

The goal of the exhibit, which features the work of 12 artists, is to spark a conversation about immigration, the fight for equality and the protection of civil liberties.

The exhibit includes a model of Syrian refugee shelter cubicles currently in the Tempelhof airport in Berlin, photos of children in a Syrian refugee camp in Greece, banners with the messages “Imagine Equality” and “Home for Now,” and a series of photos of commuters on the Staten Island Ferry showing peaceful coexistence in a diverse society.

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