In 1994, the Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership brought together six black artists and six Jewish artists to create new work for an ambitious art exhibition. The artists were given minimal constraints on what to produce, with only the guiding principle that the work should in some way connect to the exhibition’s overarching theme—the relationship between the black and Jewish communities in contemporary America. Kartemquin Films was brought in to create a video about the artists and their … Continue reading More About Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries