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Sam Durant — No Lie Can Live Forever
Sam Durant

No Lie Can Live Forever

Sam Durant's *No Lie Can Live Forever* presents a bold, text-based work that confronts viewers with a declaration rooted in the rhetoric of civil rights and social justice movements. The phrase, drawn from a quote attributed to Martin Luther King Jr. and echoing the words of abolitionist Theodore Parker, transforms language itself into a form of resistance and moral conviction. Durant's piece challenges viewers to reckon with the enduring tension between systemic deception and the persistent human struggle toward truth.

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

May 17, 2017

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Sam Durant, No Lie Can Live Forever

Sam Durant's *No Lie Can Live Forever* presents a bold, text-based work that confronts viewers with a declaration rooted in the rhetoric of civil rights and social justice movements. The phrase, drawn from a quote attributed to Martin Luther King Jr. and echoing the words of abolitionist Theodore Parker, transforms language itself into a form of resistance and moral conviction. Durant's piece challenges viewers to reckon with the enduring tension between systemic deception and the persistent human struggle toward truth.

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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Activism, Male Artist, Provocative Mood, Conceptual Art, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, Social Commentary, Installation Art, Political Art, Monochromatic, Activist Art, Text-Based Art, Black and White

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