October 2021: Chicago Architecture Biennial

  Reclaiming Monuments  Richard Hunt Memorializes Ida B. Wells' Activism in Chicago "The 'Light of Truth,' constructed by one of Chicago’s most revered sculptors, Richard Hunt, stands thirty-five feet high and weighs 14,000 pounds. An abstract figure of shining, light bronze standing on three columns, the 'Light of Truth' is a twisting, open, torch-like configuration over levitating stair steps. Standing under it gives a sense of its stature: the average person comes up to about a third of the height of the base. Installed in the Bronzeville neighborhood, the monument sits where Wells-Barnett made her impact on Chicago in the late 1800s and early twentieth century." (Yvonne Krumrey) The Geography of Emptiness Newcity Explores the 2021 Chicago Architecture Biennial "The launch of the fourth edition of the Chicago Architecture Biennial marks a shift in the program’s spatial and ethical concerns. As in previous years, the Biennial is primarily a showcase for ideas about design and a