Fall of Freedom: Banner Drop + Live Performances at Gizmo Arts
Albuquerque, NM – New Mexico artists join the national Fall of Freedom initiative with a major public art event on Saturday, November 22, 5–7 PM featuring a HUGE banner drop from the GIZMO Arts building in downtown Albuquerque including performances by High Desert Playback, calling for solidarity, resistance, and creative defiance.
Fall of Freedom is an urgent call to artists and institutions across the country to unite against rising authoritarianism and the erosion of free expression. Beginning November 21–22, 2025, galleries, museums, theaters, and community spaces nationwide will activate exhibitions and performances that channel the urgency of this political moment and celebrate the cultures, identities, and voices that shape democracy.
Fall of Freedom continues with a public event on Saturday, November 22, 5–7 PM at Gizmo Arts, 410 Central SW.
Participating Artists: Ellen Babcock, hazel batrezchavez, Karsten Creightney, sheri crider, Amanda Curreri, Eric J. Garcia, Apolo Gomez, Haley Greenfeather, Szu-Han Ho, Adelaide Theriault, billy von raven
Performance by: High Desert Playback
About Fall of Freedom
Fall of Freedom is an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation. Our democracy is under attack. Threats to free expression are rising. Dissent is being criminalized. Institutions and media have been recast as mouthpieces of propaganda.
This Fall, a nationwide wave of creative resistance will unfold across galleries, museums, libraries, comedy clubs, theaters, and concert halls across the country will host exhibitions, performances, and public events that channel the urgency of this moment.
Art matters. Artists are a threat to American fascism.
What’s at Stake
Due process gutted. Universities threatened and defunded. Students kidnapped. Migrants deported. Troops deployed. Racism rampant. Cruelty celebrated. Political leaders arrested. Citizenship stripped. Health care shredded. Women’s rights rescinded. Wealth concentrated. Free speech eliminated. Genocide normalized. Science undermined. Arts assaulted. Journalism targeted. Departments shuttered. Grants rescinded. Trans banned. Lawyers capitulating. Coup makers pardoned. Budgets slashed. Abortion outlawed. Courts stacked. Boards replaced. Police unleashed. Nazis emboldened. Bombs dropped.
This is why we must resist.