The Hyde Park Herald, a weekly newspaper that serves the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, features the African Diaspora: Chicago exhibition in an extensive article detailing the meaningful collaboration between One Two Pru and Gallery Guichard and the installation’s various works that embody “the spirit of the native African experience.” Writer Corli Jay offers exclusive soundbites from the artists themselves, including Frances Guichard who explains the vision behind her pieces: “I wanted to represent Chicago, everybody coming back to work, and some normalcy after COVID. So you know, it’s all about, we will rise again, and the city is a great city.”
November 18, 2024