Navy Pier, Chicago’s iconic lakefront destination, is thrilled to partner again with EXPO CHICAGO, the International Exposition of Modern & Contemporary Art (September 19 – 22, 2019), to present a free, temporary public art installation at the City Stage lawn in Polk Bros Park. Through Sunday, Oct. 6th, guests will have the opportunity to view and interact with “The Ship of Tolerance,” a dual art installation and vessel presented by The Ilya & Emilia Kabakov Foundation. The mission of “The Ship of Tolerance” is to educate and connect youth of different continents, cultures and identities through the language of art. The conceptual art piece reflects how divergent cultures interpret tolerance and how these understandings overlap. The ship’s sails are stitched together from drawings, painted on silk by local schoolchildren from different ethnic, religious and social backgrounds to convey a message of tolerance and hope. Originally built in Siwa, Egypt in 2005 to engage children and young adults in an active discussion surrounding tolerance, participants were exposed to different cultures and ideas while creating astonishing works of art. For more information, please visit www.navypier.org.

Photo Credit 1: Courtesy Daniel Hegglin
Photo Credit 2: Courtesy Luis Fuentes