A Plot of One’s Own
一亩三分地
Sept 19, 2026 - Aug 28, 2027
Opening reception: Sept 19, 2-5pm
A Plot of One’s Own 一亩三分地, opens on September 19, 2026. This exhibition on the “farm-gardens” of Chinatown will take a deeper look at the urban landscape to showcase the creativity and resourcefulness beneath the surface. The unique ways Chinese Americans have used and shared domestic yard space to grow food, stay connected to their heritage, and care for one another expand into explorations of Chicago’s urban planning and industrial history, and relationships between gardening, food sovereignty, orientalism, and American identity.
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Image credit: Rita Moy, daughter of Frank Moy, the Mayor of Chinatown, on a farm, 1910s
Exhibiting Artists
Image credit: Jenie Gao, The Deer Garden, 2022-2025. TV tray table made of wood stained red mahogany, hand-carved woodblock inlay designed to resemble green jade, two dark green plastic patio chairs, woodblock print on Stonehenge paper
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Image credit: Stephanie H. Shih (b. 1986), 蓮霧 (Wax Apple Pyramid), 2023
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Presented with support from: Golden Country, Chinatown Parking Corporation, Q Logistics Inc., Friends of CAMOC Collections, American Metro Bank, B.B.Q. King, Hon Kee BBQ & Seafood, Rong City USA, Project: VISION, FiSO Wealth, New Furama Restaurant, Susan Blumberg-Kason, Chicago Moy Family Assoc., Dalcamo Funeral Home, Lisa Herbal Corporation, Site Design Group Ltd., ADI Medical, Gourmet Food, New York Life Insurance, Hard Rock Casino N. Indiana, Andy's Frozen Custard, Beggars Pizza, Boka Restaurant Group, Chicago Wolves, Cooper Hawk's Winery, Court Theatre, DePaul University Athletics, Drury Lane Theatre, Field Museum, Flyover Chicago, Graeter's Ice Cream, Lynfred Winery, Navy Pier, Northwestern Univ. Athletics, Perry's Steakhouse, Portillo's, Raising Cane's, Yip Fitness, Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, Chicago Architecture Center, Chicago Athletics Clubs, Chicago Fire FC, Chicago Stars FC, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago White Sox, Skydeck Chicago, Illinois State University Athletics, King Karaoke Chicago, Marriott Theatre, Morton Arboretum, Pingoy Portraits Studio, PRP Wine International, RPM Seafood, Steppenwolf Theatre, Timeline Theatre, and Tito's Handmade Vodka.