Alum Kristoffer McAfee Featured in New York Times for Chicago Public Art

As a part of this year's Democratic National Convention (DNC), the city of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events has commissioned a wide array of artists to create installations centered around democratic themes. The public art project curated by artist Bob Faust, Track(ed) Changes, is highlighted in the New York Times and features alum Kristoffer McAfee (BFA 2020).

McAfee’s artwork is on the CTA line which goes through Hyde Park, his lifelong home. The installation is an enlarged version of Universal Identity (2020), which originally consists of five panels of precise geometry. As stated on his website, “Kristoffer’s research-based practice is concerned with power dynamics: race, class, and history as well as perceived value: desire, passion, and materiality.”

The Track(ed) Changes project also involved SAIC grad student Nitya Mehrotra, who worked as lead designer alongside nonprofit organization Urban Gateways.