Muslim art exhibit defaced at the School of the Art Institute
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A Muslim exhibit at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago has been vandalized.
The work addresses racial profiling and violence directed at Muslim people after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
The art work by graduate student, Anida Yoeu Ali, is just one part of a series of work at the school entitled, “1700% Project.” That series displays responses to hate crimes in the form of artistic expression.
Last Week, Ali was on National Public Radio’s “Worldview” program discussing the project as part of a discussion on Islamic reform and identity.
On Tuesday, Ali returned to the exhibit only to find it damaged and defaced with large caricatures and the words “Kill All Arabs.” The rest of the gallery was untouched.
Officers may have trouble tracking down potential suspects since the gallery does not have security cameras.
Chicago police say the defacement happened sometime between last Thursday and Tuesday. Ali believes the defacement happened Monday or early Tuesday because someone she knows told her the exhibit was “intact” on Monday. Ali says she will continue to present the artwork as-is.
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