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Laurie Lipton @laurielipton.bsky.social · 2h

The world will try to convince you that art is a luxury. It is not. Art is medicine. It heals in ways that cannot be measured or explained. It reaches places therapy cannot touch. What you do is not optional. It is essential.

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Laurie Lipton @laurielipton.bsky.social · 1d

“A government shutdown falls on the President’s lack of leadership. I mean problems start from the top & they have to get solved from the top. A shutdown means the President is WEAK!”-Donald Trump 2013 (“POST TRUTH 2017”, 4ft10x8ft9”, charcoal & graphite on paper) #governmentshutdown

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Laurie Lipton @laurielipton.bsky.social · 1d

"BUT I LIKE LITTLE GIRLS‼️ LEAVE ME ALONE❗"
("NANNY'S BOY 2020", 17"x15.5", charcoal & pencil on paper, commissioned by an Australian art collector)

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Laurie Lipton @laurielipton.bsky.social · 1d

Here is the link for the show: www.kismithgallery.com/resistancean...

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Laurie Lipton @laurielipton.bsky.social · 3d

NEW YORKERS‼️ Have 2 pieces in this show. Hope you can stop by... LL xx ("DEMOCRACY 2012", 28"x34.5", charcoal & graphite on paper / "NEWSFEED 2019", 38.5"x55.5", charcoal & graphite on paper)

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Laurie Lipton @laurielipton.bsky.social · 4d

we're probably not going to get rid of these a-holes soon. No wonder tRump wants to get rid of mail-in voting

Laurie Lipton @laurielipton.bsky.social · 4d

"We live in a Post Truth society. We don't care. We have lost empathy. We've stopped caring for each other. That's something that goes much deeper than just climate crisis deniers"- Greta Thunberg ("THE DISASTERS OF WAR 2003", 18"x23.5", pencil on paper)

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Laurie Lipton @laurielipton.bsky.social · 5d

You think an immigrant at the ER is stealing your money? Not the billionaires with 5 homes, 3 yachts, 2 private jets, & a golden toilet? Congratulations! You’re living proof that propaganda works (“DELUSION DWELLERS 2007”, 38”x48”, charcoal and graphite on paper)

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Laurie Lipton @laurielipton.bsky.social · 6d

#releasetheepsteinfiles

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Laurie Lipton @laurielipton.bsky.social · 7d

“REAL ART HAS THE CAPACITY TO MAKE US NERVOUS” Susan Sontag (“ICON 2003”, 36”x27”, charcoal and graphite on paper)

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Laurie Lipton @laurielipton.bsky.social · 9d

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Laurie Lipton @laurielipton.bsky.social · 10d

"The victim of mind manipulation does not know that he is a victim. To him, the walls of his prison are invisible, & he believes himself to be free"-Aldous Huxley ("ALONE IN A ROOM, SOCIALIZING 2018", 29"x31.5", charcoal & graphite on paper)

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Laurie Lipton @laurielipton.bsky.social · 11d

"POSTING MEMES ABOUT THE END OF THE WORLD WHILE THE WORLD ENDS 2025", 21.9"x34.5, charcoal & graphite on paper

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Laurie Lipton @laurielipton.bsky.social · 11d

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Laurie Lipton @laurielipton.bsky.social · 11d

We wanted huddled masses, not masked asses!!
(“LAND OF THE FREE 2025”, 26.25”x46.25”, charcoal & graphite on paper)

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Laurie Lipton @laurielipton.bsky.social · 12d

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Laurie Lipton @laurielipton.bsky.social · 12d

We wanted huddled masses, not masked asses!!
(“LAND OF THE FREE 2025”, 26.25”x46.25”, charcoal & graphite on paper)

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Laurie Lipton @laurielipton.bsky.social · 12d

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Laurie Lipton @laurielipton.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you. It was gut-wrenching to draw

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Laurie Lipton @laurielipton.bsky.social · 13d

We wanted huddled masses, not masked asses!!
("LAND OF THE FREE 2025", 26.25"x46.25", charcoal & graphite on paper)

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Laurie Lipton @laurielipton.bsky.social · 14d

For all my #NYC peeps: I have 2 pieces in a group show Opening in October. Come and see my work in the flesh! #NewYorkCityExhibition

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Laurie Lipton @laurielipton.bsky.social · 15d

"We're developing a new citizenry: one that will be very selective about cereals & cars, but won't be able to think"- Rod Serling ("CLOSED CIRCUIT 2007", 67"x51", charcoal & pencil on paper)