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Heman Chong Peace Prosperity And Friendship With All Nations

n January 2020, the United Kingdom minted a new, commemorative 50-pence coin to mark its departure from the European Union. One side of the coin bears the motto “Peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations,” a modified quote from the inaugural address of United States founding father Thomas Jefferson. At STPI, Heman Chong appropriated the altered message in an installation, emblazoning the phrase—which is also the

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