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Artist's 'Folded Map' Project Aims To Break Down Cultural Barriers

A Chicago photographer's "Folded Map" project aims to break down cultural barriers that separate a city troubled by segregation.

Artist's 'Folded Map' Project Aims To Break Down Cultural Barriers
Tonika Johnson
Jay Strubberg
By Jay Strubberg
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Posted: 5:34 p.m. EDT Jun 8, 2018

Visual artist and community activist Tonika Johnson lives in Englewood, a predominantly black neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. Johnson is using her craft in a unique way to try to break down cultural barriers that separate a city troubled by segregation. She'll have a multimedia exhibit on her "Folded Map" project at the Loyola University Museum of Art in July 2018.

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