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Artists are seldom asked to think small, but thats exactly what they were invited to do for the Exquisite City exhibition at Chicagos Viaduct Theatre.

Over 70 professional artists and students from Chicagos Lake View High School created a mini metropolis, entirely out of cardboard. Their hard work turned the city of big shoulders into a city of cardboard.

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