{"article":{"id":7826,"title":"The Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces Participant List for Sixth Edition, SHIFT: Architecture in Times of Radical Change","excerpt":"","body":"<p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1760541895/b3nck4knl9v9f5i5lrtw.png\"></p><p><br></p><p><em>Via PR</em></p><p><br></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">The Chicago Architecture Biennial is pleased to announce the participants of its sixth edition, SHIFT: Architecture in Times of Radical Change, which will be held from September 19, 2025, through February 28, 2026. Celebrating ten years as North America’s leading international platform for contemporary architecture, SHIFT will present groundbreaking exhibitions, installations, and programming at iconic sites across Chicago’s metropolitan area by over 100 visionary architects, designers, and creative practitioners from around the world. Aligned with the Biennial’s mission, all programming will be free and open to the public. “Chicago is known the world over as a hub of architecture and design and the 2025 Architecture Biennial will further enrich that legacy,” said Illinois Governor JB Pritzker. “We are proud to welcome this exceptional lineup that will showcase a depth of talents, innovations, and perspectives from all over the world. I encourage visitors from near and far to come see firsthand and take part in our renowned architectural landscape.”</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Since its founding in 2015, the Chicago Architecture Biennial has presented more than 400 projects representing over 40 countries, and has attracted more than two million visitors. As a global center for architectural innovation and the Biennial’s founding city, Chicago has long played a key role in shaping the conversation on design, urban development, and the future of cities. From Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe to Bertrand Goldberg, John Moutoussamy, Natalie Griﬃn de Blois, and contemporary spatial thinkers such as Jeanne Gang and Amanda Williams, Chicago’s architectural community has long exerted an enormous influence on the field. This enduring legacy positions the city and the Biennial as a nexus of critical discourse and transformative design, where global voices converge to shape architecture’s future. “Throughout history, architecture has reflected the shifts in culture, ideals, and politics here in Chicago and around the world. As we experience unprecedented changes in our country, we continue to see the invaluable impact of bringing people together for these critical conversations through the arts,” said Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. “This year’s Biennial will welcome architects, visionaries, and creatives from around the world to our city to showcase their work, share their ideas, and inspire a new generation.” The Chicago Department of Cultural Aﬀairs and Special Events (DCASE) will once again serve as the Biennial’s oﬃcial Presenting Partner, and will host SHIFT’s opening program on September 19, 2025, at the Chicago Cultural Center. “This Biennial reminds the world that Chicago is where bold ideas take shape,” said DCASE Commissioner Clinée Hedspeth. “As a longtime supporter of the Biennial, I’m proud to help champion a platform that challenges, connects, and inspires. The Biennial continues to push the boundaries of how architecture and art help share community and culture.\" \"In our commitment to Chicagoans and our international audience, we are thrilled to invite participants to not only bring their innovative ideas to our city, but to apply and execute those ideas as creative solutions to the world’s problems,” says Nora Daley, Co-Chair of the Biennial’s Board of Directors. “Now is an essential moment to continue this conversation because there is a lot we can learn from each other about the ways we can improve communities through design.”</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">\"The Chicago Architecture Biennial provides opportunities for architects, designers, and artists – from emerging to established – to experiment and demonstrate the potential and power of design and the built environment for diverse audiences,” says Sarah Herda, Co- Chair of the Biennial’s Board of Directors. “Our sixth edition participants continue this legacy by developing thoughtful and imaginative ways to advance architecture and inspire others to think about the designed environment in new ways.” Curated by Florencia Rodriguez – editor, writer, founding Principal of -NESS and PLOT, and Associate Professor at the University of Illinois Chicago – SHIFT signals the opportunity and need to change direction, to think with others, and to set new grounds for the interpretation and design of our built environments. This edition explores how architecture engages with the profound cultural, social, and environmental transformations shaping our world today</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">and explores the possibility of envisioning alternate paths forward. “Architecture is fundamentally about engaging with change—understanding it, responding to it, and proposing ways to improve the conditions we inhabit,” explains Rodriguez. “In that sense, architecture and design are inherently optimistic disciplines—not because they naively accept the status quo, but because they trust in the power of imagination and knowledge to shape more equitable, meaningful futures. We always have choices, and the decisions we make define what becomes possible tomorrow. As Artistic Director of the</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Chicago Architecture Biennial on its 10th anniversary, I hope to foster a critical platform where bold, imaginative ideas can surface and be shared with the public.” SHIFT will convene voices from around the world to present projects in a citywide constellation of exhibitions, films, podcasts, dialogues, print and digital publications, and other public events. Together, these programs address urgent questions shaping the spaces we inhabit, such as housing, ecology, and material innovation, to&nbsp;demonstrate architecture’s role in shaping our collective future.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">The confirmed participant list for SHIFT: Architecture in Times of Radical Change is as follows.</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">11 x 17 (Denver, United States and Toronto, Canada)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">322A (Buenos Aires, Argentina)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">adamo-faiden (Buenos Aires, Argentina)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Stan Allen (New York, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">alsar-atelier (Bogotá, Colombia)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">APPARATA (London, United Kingdom)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">b+ (bplus.xyz) (Berlin, Germany)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">BairBalliet (Chicago and Los Angeles, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Balparda Brunel Oficina de Arquitectura (Rosario, Argentina)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Balsa Crosetto Piazzi and Giorgis Ortiz (Córdoba, Argentina and Boston,</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Besler &amp; Sons (Hopewell, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">BETA oﬃce for architecture and the city (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">The Bittertang Farm (Bainbridge Island and Chicago, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Breathe Architecture (Melbourne, Australia)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Bureau SLA and ZakenMaker (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">BURR (Madrid, Spain)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">C+ arquitectas (Madrid, Spain and London, United Kingdom)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">La Cabina de la Curiosidad (Quito, Ecuador)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Jason Campbell / ellProjects (Chicago, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Care. (Zürich, Switzerland)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Centro Cooperativista Uruguayo (Montevideo, Uruguay)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Skarn Chaiyawat, Rina Shindo, and Witee Wisuthumporn (Tokyo, Japan</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">and Bangkok, Thailand)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Abigail Chang (New York, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">CLUAA (Chicago, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Mariano Clusellas (Buenos Aires, Argentina)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">DAVIDSON RAFAILIDIS (Ontario, Canada and Columbus, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Juan Du (Hong Kong, China and Toronto, Canada)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">E2A / Piet Eckert und Wim Eckert Architekten (Zürich, Swit</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Firat Erdim (Des Moines, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Estudio Flume (São Paulo, Brazil)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Estudio Planta (Buenos Aires, Argentina)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">EXTENTS (Ann Arbor, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">FAR frohn&amp;rojas (Santiago, Chile; Berlin, Germany; and Los Angeles,</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">FORMA (Los Angeles and New York, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">French 2D (Boston, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Ignacio Galán, David Gissen, Alessandro Orsini, and Nick Roseboro</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">(New York, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork (Los Angeles, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Grandeza Studio (Sydney, Australia and Madrid, Spain)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">gru.a (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">gt2P (Santiago, Chile)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Hardel Le Bihan Architectes (Paris, France)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Christopher Hawthorne (New Haven, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">HHF Architects (Basel, Switzerland)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Stewart Hicks (Chicago, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Ibañez Kim (Los Angeles, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Johnston Marklee (Los Angeles, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Kashef Chowdhury/URBANA (Dhaka, Bangladesh)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Dominic Kießling (Dresden, Germany)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Tamara Kostianovsky (New York, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Kwong Von Glinow (Chicago, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">LA DALLMAN (Somerville, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Laboratorio de Arquitectura and José Cubilla (Asunción, Paraguay)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Laboratory of Intersectional Ecologies (Umeå, Sweden and Caracas,</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Venezuela)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Lacol Cooperative Architecture (Barcelona, Spain)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Sean Lally (Chicago, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">LAMA.SP (São Paulo, Brazil and Stockholm, Sweden)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">LIGA, Space for Architecture (Mexico City, Mexico)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects (LOHA) (Detroit and Los Angeles, United</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Lütjens Padmanabhan Architekt*innen (Zürich, Switzerland)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">MAIO (Barcelona, Spain)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">MASS Design Group (Kigali, Rwanda; Boston, Poughkeepsie, and Santa</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Fe, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Max Nuñez Arquitectos (Santiago, Chile)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Michael Maltzan Architecture (Los Angeles, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">MOS and Tony Cokes (New York and Providence, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Ivan L. Munuera and TAKK (Barcelona, Spain and New York, United</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Natura Futura (Babahoyo, Ecuador)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Nicolas Dorval-Bory Architectes (Paris, France)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Objects of Common Interest (Athens, Greece and New York, United</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">On Architecture (Santiago, Chile)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Oshinowo Studio (Lagos, Nigeria)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Cristóbal Palma (Santiago, Chile)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Paradigma Ariadné (Budapest, Hungary)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Parsons &amp; Charlesworth (Chicago, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Plan Común (Santiago, Chile and Paris, France)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">PRODUCTORA (Mexico City, Mexico)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">project:if (Cambridge, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">R&amp;R STUDIOS (Miami, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">RADDAR (São Paulo, Brazil)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Sam Chermayeﬀ Oﬃce (Berlin, Germany and New York, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Sayler/Morris (Hudson, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Berndnaut Smilde (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">SO–IL (New York, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Space Popular (Vienna, Austria and Asturias, Spain)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">STOSS Landscape Urbanism + MPdL Studio with Mark Lamster (Ann</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Arbor, Boston, Los Angeles, and Princeton, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Studio Jacob (Vienna, Austria)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Studio Sean Canty (Boston, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Studio Urbane Strategien (Stuttgart, Germany)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Sungjang (Chicago, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">TEN (Zürich, Switzerland)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Alfredo Thiermann with Pedro Correa, Ella Neumaier, and Xavier Nueno</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">(Lausanne, Switzerland)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">UNA / UNLESS (Venice, Italy)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">URBANUS (Meng Yan) (Shenzhen, China)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Urko Sánchez Architects (Nairobi, Kenya, and Madrid, Spain)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Aura Venckunaite (Chicago, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">WAI Architecture Think Tank (Ames, United States)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Worofila (Dakar, Senegal)</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Oscar Zamora (Cambridge, United States)</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Working in collaboration with Rodriguez, SHIFT’s curatorial team includes Associate Co-Curators Igo Kommers Wender and Chana Haouzi, Assistant Curator Gabriela de Paula Weinert, and an editorial team led by Isabella Moretti and Santiago Bogani. A distinct graphic identity has been commissioned from Estudio Margem, a São Paulo based design studio led by Alexandre Lindenberg and João Pedro Nogueira, to visually articulate and support the curatorial theme of SHIFT. Major support for the Chicago Architecture Biennial is provided by the Chicago Department of Cultural Aﬀairs and Special Events, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Opportunity, Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, Good Chaos, Zell Family Foundation, Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, and the Polk Bros. Foundation.&nbsp;</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Additional funding is provided by Cari and Michael J. Sacks, Crown Family Philanthropies, Jack and Sandra Guthman, Anne L. Kaplan, Donna C. King Estate, Robert R. McCormick Foundation, Mansueto Foundation, Susan and Bob Wislow, Illinois Arts Council, Lefkofsky Family Foundation, Neisser Family Foundation, Segal Family Foundation and Scan Design Foundation, among others.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Major support for the Chicago Architecture Biennial is provided by the Chicago Department of Cultural Aﬀairs and Special Events, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic chicagoarchitecturebiennial.org Press Accreditation + Press KitOpportunity, Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, Good Chaos, Zell Family Foundation, Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, and the Polk Bros. Foundation.&nbsp;</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Additional funding is provided by Cari and Michael J. Sacks, Crown Family Philanthropies, Jack and Sandra Guthman, Anne L. Kaplan, Donna C. King Estate, Robert R. McCormick Foundation, Mansueto Foundation, Susan and Bob Wislow, Illinois Arts Council, Lefkofsky Family Foundation, Neisser Family Foundation, Segal Family Foundation and Scan Design Foundation, among others.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">ABOUT THE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE BIENNIAL</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">The Chicago Architecture Biennial convenes the world to explore innovative ideas and collectively imagine the future of design. The Biennial’s large-scale exhibitions, talks, performances, films, and other events, create opportunities to engage timely global issues through the lens of architecture and design, emphasizing creativity and community participation. Free and open to the public, the Chicago Architecture Biennial stands as North America’s largest international survey of contemporary architecture and design.</span></p>","published_at":"2025-06-19 11:12:35.471","state":"published","slug":"the-chicago-architecture-biennial-announces-participant-list-for-sixth-edition-shift-architecture-in-times-of-radical-change","type":null,"meta_description":"","text":null,"created_at":"2025-10-15 15:24:56.349","updated_at":"2025-10-15 15:24:56.349","category_id":1,"highlighted":false,"searchable":"'100':84B '10th':795B '11':887B '17':889B '19':47B,422B '2015':185B '2025':48B,126B,423B '2026':52B '28':51B '2d':1112B '322a':896B '40':198B '400':194B 'abigail':1030B 'accept':750B 'accredit':1704B 'across':77B 'adamo':901B 'adamo-faiden':900B 'addit':1625B,1730B 'address':847B 'advanc':624B,1605B,1710B 'air':898B,904B,1043B,1084B 'alessandro':1120B 'alexandr':1560B 'alfredo':1456B 'align':95B 'allen':907B 'alsar':913B 'alsar-ateli':912B 'altern':710B 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The reopening is timed to coincide with Veterans Day. Active military personnel, veterans and their families will receive free admission that day.</p><p><br></p><p>The project includes a redesigned Lillian &amp; Larry Goodman Auditorium and Gallery, an enlarged lobby in the Shapiro Family Foundation Welcome Center, and a refreshed Resilience Hall with an expanded stage for presentations and public programs.</p><p><br></p><p>Updates to the Zev &amp; Shifra Karkomi Holocaust Exhibition include additional material on the roots of antisemitism, the story of Chicago resident Leo Edelman, and the experiences of other groups targeted by the Nazis. A new reflection gallery, accessible from the exhibition, offers visitors a quiet space during and after their visit.</p><p><br></p><p>“Every visitor’s experience now begins differently and runs deeper,” said Kelley Szany, the Museum’s senior vice president of education and exhibitions. “The new welcome center sets the tone from the moment people arrive, the enhanced core Holocaust exhibition brings the history and the voices of survivors into sharper focus, and our new auditorium gives us a place to gather, listen, and talk about what it means for our communities today.”</p><p><br></p><p>Existing attractions, including the virtual reality theater, the interactive Survivor Stories Experience holographic theater, the Take A Stand Center and the Voices of Genocide Exhibition, will remain part of the Museum’s offerings.</p><p><br></p><p>Following the reopening,&nbsp;<em>Blacklist: The Hollywood Red Scare</em>&nbsp;will open November 15 in the special exhibition gallery. Created by and on loan from Jewish Museum Milwaukee, the exhibition examines the intersections of politics, antisemitism, freedom of speech and national security during the Red Scare of the 1940s and 1950s. It will remain on view through March 2027.</p><p><br></p><p>The Museum’s satellite location in Chicago’s River North neighborhood, <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">Experience360, </span>will remain open through December 31, 2026. The downtown space opened during the Skokie renovation to provide continued access to the Museum’s immersive exhibitions.</p><p><br></p><p>For information and ticket reservations, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.ilholocaustmuseum.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ilholocaustmuseum.org</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">Image: Museum exterior. 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Partners include the Richard Hunt Legacy Foundation, Adler University, CAI Designs, Chicago Public Art Group, Chicago Sculpture Exhibit and Diasporal Rhythms.</p><p><br></p><p>Born and raised on Chicago’s South Side, Hunt developed an internationally recognized practice while continuing to live and work in his hometown. His welded metal sculptures brought together abstract forms, references to the natural world and an enduring interest in freedom and social justice.</p><p><br></p><p>Hunt identified attending Emmett Till’s funeral in 1955 as a turning point in his artistic life. Till had lived just two blocks from Hunt’s home. Decades later, Hunt’s public commissions would honor figures including Martin Luther King Jr., Mary McLeod Bethune, Jesse Owens and Ida B. Wells, while also addressing the Middle Passage and the Great Migration.</p><p>In 1968, President Lyndon Johnson appointed Hunt to the National Council on the Arts, where he became its first African American member. In 1971, at age 35, he became the first African American sculptor to receive a retrospective at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. His career encompassed more than 150 solo exhibitions and more than 160 public art installations.</p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791479104/lltcodkx39gd8sbhtus1.png\"></p><p><em style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">Richard Hunt with artist Chris Devins, who recently completed a mural honoring the sculptor in Hyde Park. Photo courtesy of Chris Devins.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Recent projects in Chicago offer new ways to encounter Hunt’s work and history. This fall, the Logan Center opened the Hunt, a café honoring the artist. Created and designed by Little Black Pearl founder and executive director Monica Haslip, the space incorporates two Hunt sculptures, African art, archival materials and photographs by Sandro Miller.</p><p>In Hyde Park, artist Chris Devins and historian Michelle Duster have brought a mural of Hunt to 1515–19 E. 54th Street. The portrait is based on photographs Devins took in Hunt’s studio before the sculptor’s death.</p><p><br></p><p>“Richard Hunt was a giant in the arts world and people need to see what he looked like and be inspired by his legacy,” Devins said.</p><p><br></p><p>Pigment International’s dedication also reflects its own relationship with Hunt. 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