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[Re]Rooting at The Commons: Exploring the Fifth Dimension of Citizenship at Sweet Water Foundation

Photo by Brandon Fields. Courtesy of Borderless Studio.

Ain’t You Heard – What Happens to a Dream Deferred? at Woods Academy

Amanda Williams + Andres L. Hernandez in collaboration with Shani Crowe, Thrival Geographies (detail).

“Let’s Braid” with Shani Crowe at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts

Image from the NAACP Annual Convention July 4th Parade, 1963, from the Nicholas Osborn Collection, courtesy of the South Side Home Movie Project.

Citizen with Camera: South Side Civic Engagement Through Home Movies at Overton School

[Re]Rooting at The Commons: Exploring the Fifth Dimension of Citizenship

Amanda Williams + Andres L. Hernandez in collaboration with Shani Crowe, Thrival Geographies (detail).

Dimensions of Citizenship Dome at the Chicago Athletic Association

Rasyahla Marie Brown

Night and Day
Rashayla Marie Brown

Stone Stories: Civic Memory and Public Space in Memphis, Tennessee. Photo © Tom Harris. Courtesy of the School of the Art Institute and the University of Chicago.

Crafting a More Inclusive City

Liam Young, Where the City Cant See, 2016

Liam Young Lecture at Wrightwood 659

Cosmorama detail

Dimensions of Citizenship Panel Discussion: Satellite Citizens at the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts

Dimensions of Citizenship Roundtable Discussion at the Chicago Architecture Center

Thrival detail

Honoring Black Women Space

Dimensions of Citizenship exhibition logo with black and lime green globe

Dimensions of Citizenship: Architecture and Belonging from the Body to the Cosmos

Dimensions of Citizenship: Architecture and Belonging from the Body to the Cosmos, the official U.S. entry at the recently-concluded 16th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, is devoted to exploring the notion of citizenship today and the potential role of architecture and design in creating spaces for it. The exhibition comprises seven unique installations, each created by a transdisciplinary team of architects and designers.

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Our next exhibition "Chryssa & New York" opens May 3, 2024.

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