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Activist Art Opening Friday At Pilsen's Uri-Eichen Gallery

By Chloe Riley | June 11, 2014 8:14am
 Friday's gallery opening includes a panel discussion about fair trade in Illinois.
Friday's gallery opening includes a panel discussion about fair trade in Illinois.
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PILSEN — The topic of free trade will be the focus of a new art exhibit at the Uri-Eichen Gallery.

The North American Free Trade Agreement — a 1994 deal that altered trade relations between Mexico, the United States and Canada — is the subject of many of the art pieces in the show, including large banners by Maine group ARRT! (Artists Rapid Response Team), woodblocks from the Mexican group ASARO, and a piece from artist Steve Blank that looks at the secret negotiations of the countries involved in the agreement. 

The show opens at Uri-Eichen, 2101 S. Halsted St., at 6 p.m. Friday, with a panel discussion on free trade at 8 p.m. 

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