Statue of Liberty

2018

Not on view

This print relates to one of Armajani’s last projects before his death: a ten-foot oil painting of the Statue of Liberty commissioned by the artist’s friend, curator Christian Bernard, for the Toulouse Contemporary Art Biennial. Borrowing the language of a legal document, the text declares the artist’s intention to return the Statue of Liberty (symbolized in this context by the artist’s painting) to France until liberty has returned to the United States, a condition predicated on Donald Trump’s evacuation of the Office of the President. The work speaks explicitly to Armajani’s life-long political commitments and engagement with the issue of immigration.

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Title: Statue of Liberty
Artist: Siah Armajani (Iranian, Tehran 1939–2020 Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date: 2018
Medium: Inkjet print on coated fabric with two fabric patches
Dimensions: 42 1/8 × 29 15/16 in. (107 × 76.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Siah Armajani Trust, 2022
Object Number: 2022.340
Rights and Reproduction: © Estate of Siah Armajani / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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