Think!Chinatown
12pm-4pm
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Chinatown!Studio, 1 Pike Street New York, NY 10002
Join Think!Chinatown for gallery hours for their exhibition, Making or Faking Chinatown? Representing People, Place and Culture, a thought-provoking urban planning-focused exhibition exploring the unresolved debate of cultural representation in Chinatown’s built environment through extensive research, photographs from Chinatowns across North America, and artwork by artist John Lee.
In 2024, the NYC Economic Development Corporation launched the Chinatown Connections project which includes the redesign of Kimlau Square and creation of a “Chinatown Welcome Gateway”. This city project has reignited the conversation about cultural representation. In Chinatowns around the world, gateways, known as paifang–along with lanterns, dragons and the ubiquitous color red–present a generic notion of Chinese culture for public consumption. Are these stereotypes or symbols of Chinatown? This exhibition explores the range of placekeeping and placemaking strategies in Chinatowns, from everyday life to the staged production of culture.
English, Mandarin, Cantonese, & Toisan
Wheelchair accessible | Seating available | Gender neutral restrooms available
Think!Chinatown (T!C) is a place-based intergenerational non-profit in Manhattan’s Chinatown, working at the intersection of storytelling, arts, and neighborhood engagement. We believe the process of listening, reflecting, and celebrating develops the community cohesion and trust necessary to work on larger neighborhood issues. T!C is the team behind neighborhood cultural programs like Chinatown Arts Festival, Chinatown Night Market, Chinatown Block Parties, Chinatown Storytelling Festival, Chinatown!Studio and more.
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