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Why I turned Chicago's abandoned homes into art

364,152 views | Amanda Williams • TEDWomen 2018

Amanda Williams shares her lifelong fascination with the complexity of color: from her experiences with race and redlining to her discovery of color theory to her work as a visual artist. Journey with Williams to Chicago's South Side and explore "Color(ed) Theory," a two-year art project in which she painted soon-to-be-demolished houses bold, monochromatic colors infused with local meaning -- catalyzing conversations and making the hidden visible.

Amanda Williams shares her lifelong fascination with the complexity of color: from her experiences with race and redlining to her discovery of color theory to her work as a visual artist. Journey with Williams to Chicago's South Side and explore "Color(ed) Theory," a two-year art project in which she painted soon-to-be-demolished houses bold, monochromatic colors infused with local meaning -- catalyzing conversations and making the hidden visible.

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Check out "Color(ed) Theory," a multiyear art project that explored our definitions of color.

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Amanda Williams

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Amanda Williams blurs the distinction between art and architecture through works that employ color as a way to draw attention to the political complexities of race, place and value in cities.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Check out "Color(ed) Theory," a multiyear art project that explored our definitions of color.