The city of Miami feature the iconic artist Keith Haring as the star of the streets with the 27.5 meter high mural "Because Liberty is broken" that the artist created in the eighties with the help of 1.000 children in New York, together with the City Kids organization. 36 years later, the new protagonists are the children of Miami, invited to collaborate by writing directly on the pieces of the original torch and signing their names in the margins of the pieces.

36 years later, the new protagonists are the children of Miami, invited to collaborate by writing directly on the pieces of the original torch and signing their names in the margins of the pieces.

This interaction encapsulates a reflection that only through collaboration the mural can be completed, suggesting that broader social, cultural and political collaboration is the only one that can restore freedom for all and deliver the flame safely to future generations.

In HVY's "Because Liberty is Broken" mural there is a long, curved arm holding the torch, when Haring was asked about this, he answered bluntly: "freedom is wobbly". This work goes beyond a play on words, being also an homage to the original hand-drawn aesthetic and collaborative process. As part of the creation of the original mural, Haring and CityKids selected the children's thoughts on freedom and well-being and asked them to paint them on the huge canvas. For this mural, HVY redrew many of the drawings and words from the original artwork and wrote prompts for interactive collaboration, such as "I pledge to help..." "I commit to love..." "I commit to open my mind..." "I commit to rebuild freedom..."

In HVY's "Because Liberty is Broken" mural there is a long, curved arm holding the torch, when Haring was asked about this, he answered bluntly: "freedom is wobbly".

Haring has been the subject of several international retrospectives. His work is in major private and public collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Bass Museum in Miami, the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, the Ludwig Museum in Cologne and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. Now the largest work by the pop artist who transformed graffiti into iconic pieces will be on view at Lincoln Road, Miami from November 22 through January 23.