ALTÆRITY Opening Event and Fundraiser
@ First Presbyterian Church of Chicago
6400 S Kimbark Ave, Chicago, IL
Opening Friday, October 24th, from 6PM - 10PM
On view through Friday, November 28th
Join us at the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago to celebrate the artists of “Altærity” with an opening event and fundraiser for the National Immigrant Justice Center.
The night will feature a screening of “red bean” by Tianjiao Wang, a performance by Irene Hsiao, and a DJ set by collective here.there.chi. We are also pleased to present a one-night-only installation of “Tooth Gate” by magicfeifei.
Junhee Hong and Silver Kim will be selling prints and donating all proceeds to the NIJC. Food and drink will also be sold, with all proceeds donated to the NIJC.
“Altærity,” combining “alter” and “altar,” creates room for artists of the East Asian Diaspora to express the folds of identities, histories, and spiritualities contained with the “other.” Through two-dimensional and sculptural works, the complex lived experiences of Asian Americans will be examined and opened for dialogue at the First Church of Chicago, a space that had significant Asian American membership in the early 1900s.
“Altærity” seeks to reactivate the legacy of Asian Americans in the South Side and to affirm First Presbyterian’s ethos “to be an advocate of self-determination for all oppressed people.” In solidarity with the struggles of “othered” communities in Chicago, the opening reception for ALTÆRITY will also function as a fundraiser for the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), a nonprofit based in Chicago that defends the legal rights of immigrants regardless of background.
“Altærity” will run from October 24th to November 28th. Participating artists are Xuanlin Kelvin Ye, Yiwei Leo Wang, magicfeifei, Linye Jiang, TAITAIxTina Wang, Yidi Wang, B.Y. Kim, Yue Xu, Junhee Hong, Sungeun Silver Kim, Tianjiao Wang, and Irene Hsiao.
Curated by Natalie Jenkins and Emmeline Song
Organized by William Yung
Event Administration by Max Li and Teddy Sandler
Flyer by Ines Kang
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Tags: ALTÆRITY, B. Y. Kim, Chicago, Emmeline Song, First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, here.there.chi, Hyde Park, Irene Hsiao, Junhee Hong, Linye Jiang, Magicfeifei, Natalie Jenkins, Sungeun Silver Kim, TAITAIXTINA WANG, Tianjiao Wang, William Yung, Woodlawn, Xuanlin Kelvin Ye, Yidi Wang, Yiwei Leo Wang, Yue Xu
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