“Psychology of a Pawn” was a term coined by psychiatrist and author, Robert J. Lifton, after extensive research conducted in 1954–55 involving people subjected to “re-education” by the Chinese Communist government. It refers to the shift in an individual who relinquishes his/her own freedom of mind and takes on the ideology of the oppressor. Works in this exhibition examined the fine line between behavior modification and manipulation, and considered related ethical and political concerns. The exhibition was curated by Mari Spirito and included works by Shai Azoulay , Giuanluca & Massimiliano De Serio, Alex Israel, Linda Post, Kevin Schmidt, and Corin Sworn.