What Immigrants Bring: Closing
@ Agitator Gallery
3851 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Saturday, May 24th, from 7PM - 10PM
On view through Saturday, May 24th
Don’t miss this last chance to meet the artists and see the exhibition before it closes. Artworks, portraits & artifacts are featured in the gallery, along with the stories and memories of individuals who immigrated to the US.
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The exhibition, WHAT IMMIGRANTS BRING documents and celebrates immigration to the United States from the perspective of personal nostalgia. Most families have heirlooms but what immigrants bring from their homeland, keep through the years, and pass down through generations, are more than just heirlooms–these objects are bridges to a past, to a former self that forms the basis on which immigrants build their present identities. These concrete objects serve a powerful purpose providing connection to homeland, to family members not seen for years, to childhoods, to former homes.
The objects immigrants bring on their first trip to the US hold a special significance. These displacement artifacts are featured in this exhibition, along with other artworks, portraits and narratives about the stories and memories of individuals who immigrated to the US. .
The exhibition will feature PORTRAITS of immigrants holding a displacement artifact. These photos will be presented as a slide show during the exhibition.
After the show, the photos will be archived on the Instagram page www.instagram.com/whatwebring.
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