dingding hu — a new york based illustrator, color lover, designer, and life observer — collaborated with the art department of NYC DOT and the museum of chinese in america (MOCA) to tell the stories of the local residents of chinatown, in manhattan. launched last october, 2017, 45 works were printed on street signage and are now installed all over lower manhattan, from canal to east broadway.

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all images courtesy of dingding hu

 

 

according to google maps’ quick facts, ‘vibrant chinatown is a densely populated neighborhood that draws foodies and tourists to its many chinese and southeast asian restaurants for dumplings, pork buns and hand-pulled noodles.’ with this series, however, dingding hu, NYC DOT, and MOCA, remind visitors that chinatown is much more than a place to get good bubble tea. the streets are alive with games, celebration, music, spices, and tenacity. dingding’s bold signs are friendly, modern gateways into this historically rich place.

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