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An exhibition of contemporary East Asian Diasporic art at the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago.
24 October 2025 - 28 November 2025
ALTÆRITY, combining “alter” and “altar,” creates room for artists of the East Asian Diaspora to express the folds of identities, histories, and spiritualities contained within 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 Presbyterian 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 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 served as a fundraiser, raising $1776 for the National Immigrant Justice Center, a nonprofit based in Chicago that defends the legal rights of immigrants regardless of background.
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
Irene Hsiao
Peter Maunu
here.there.chi
OPENING NIGHT EVENTS:
Tooth Gate (2025) pop-up installation by magicfeifei
Pop-up print stores by Junhee Hong and Sungeun Silver Kim
Screening of red bean by Tianjiao Wang
Performance of Mond(e): 月亮代表我的心 - Mirror Mirror (2025) by Irene Hsiao, sculpture by Zachary Sun, sound by Peter Maunu, film by William Yung
DJ set by here.there.chi
“At the Altar and Together: magicfeifei Brings Magic to “Altærity” at First Presbyterian Church” in Newcity
CHECKLIST
ORGANIZERS:
Natalie Jenkins, Curator
Emmeline Song, Curator
William Yung, Organizer
Max Li, Event Administration
Teddy Sandler, Event Administration
Ines Kang, Graphic Design