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Of course, the lens is SB 1070,the filter through which Arizona is seen by the world. We suggested this exhibition on PHXated’s First Friday picks.

At CNN.com:


Phoenix, Arizona (CNN) — The flag of Arizona, skeletons and the Statue of Liberty are just some of the images evoked by a group of artists to give life to their views on Arizona’s new immigration law.

The collection of prints, sculptures, paintings and photographs are featured in the traveling exhibit, “SB1070: An Artist’s Point of View,” which opened at the Arizona Latino Arts & Cultural Center in Phoenix the weekend before the law took effect on July 29.

The show will move to galleries throughout Arizona and across the country in an effort to educate the public on how artists from the state that has become ground zero in the immigration debate perceive the matter, said the show’s organizer.

“This educational exhibit was born from the thought that there has to be a different way of reaching people’s hearts on this issue,” said Annie Loyd, founder and CEO of The FUSION Foundation, which organized the exhibit in collaboration with the cultural center.

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