ArtAsiaPacific

Chicago

New networks of alterity and resistance

hicago’s art scene reflects its reputation as a “City of Neighborhoods.” Artists from China, Hong Kong, India, South Korea and Taiwan, drawn to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, consistently bring new international perspectives. Rapid gentrification is currently pushing out many working-class people of color from their neighborhoods and into areas where they are crossing racial lines. Beyond the major institutions in the downtown area—the Art Institute

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