Exhibition Category: Past Exhibitions
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A NIGHT WITH YOU
This newly created performance piece features five original short plays composed within a three-week workshop by Black writers. These unique performances breathe new air into the Chicago landmark museum's current exhibitions while highlighting elements of Black history and activating the museum’s storied collection of artifacts. Produced by Second-Site.
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Kara Walker Exhibition
Kara Walker: Presenting Negro Scenes Drawn Upon My Passage through the South and Reconfigured for the Benefit of Enlightened Audiences Wherever Such May Be Found, By Myself, Missus K.E.B. Walker, Colored
An initiative of Toward Common Cause
Exhibition through October 17, 2021
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Nick Cave and Jack Cave: The Color Is Fashion Exhibition
The Color Is: Fashion Exhibition takes its title from the dynamic Emerald City scene of the 1978 film adaptation of The Wiz. The fashion objects pay tribute to Black aesthetics and innovation throughout history, drawing its influence from Ebony Fashion Fair, New York City Ballroom Scene, and Black Cinema.
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Un(re)solved
Say their names. Know their stories. Who are the men, women and children whose cases were re-examined under the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act? In the Un(re)solved installation, explore a living quilt and use augmented reality to bring to life the stories woven throughout. Learn about a federal effort to grapple with America’s legacy of racist killings.
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