Provocative 'Divided State of America' Show Opens a Four-Day Run at Laguna's H Gallery

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Our nation is divided and, to many Americans, the issues that divide us - immigration, energy, foreign policy, race, the economy, class, religion, pollution, taxes, welfare, social security, health care, war, sexual orientation - seem insurmountable.

Just days away from the annual celebration of our great nation’s independence, July 4, 2013, we are confronted more than ever with the stark reality that the United States is struggling to remain an indivisible nation with liberty and justice for all.

"The Divided State Of America", a provocative new, larger than life, six piece collection of paintings by San Francisco spray paint artist, Chor Boogie, commissioned by scientist, inventor, immigrant, and entrepreneur, Dr. Nirmal Mulye, highlights the tension between the broken pieces of an ideologically fractured America.

According to Dr. Mulye, the goal of the series is "to promote constructive discourse about the most pressing issues in our country today and to pose the question: if America is falling apart, how do we put it back together? Through this series it is my hope to strike to the heart of partisan dissent and begin to find solutions through discussion and debate, in a way that only the power of art can."

"The Divided State Of America" made it's national debut at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. last October, 2012, and was lauded by critics and the public alike as "groundbreaking", "powerful", "disturbing", "provocative", "impactful", "inspiring", "timely", and "controversial"!

Now, July 4 - 7, 2013, 6PM - 9PM, Southern California will have the opportunity to experience this powerful and provocative series up close and personal at H Gallery, 1294-B South Coast Highway Laguna Beach, CA 92651, compliments of Mark Hefferan.