i used to be mother.
2023
November 1 – December 8
SITE 280 Gallery
Contributing Artists
Lillian Heredia and Olivia Jobbe
Exhibition Statement as Preserved in the SUGS/SITE Archives:
Sculptural objects and performing bodies function as sites for resistance and reclamation through the appropriation of the symbols, materials, and frameworks of systems in which the body is the primary focus of control. The rejection of the categorical identity of mother happens in different ways–ranging from the termination of a pregnancy to a postpartum reconstruction of selfhood. Though essential to each individual artist’s work this autobiographical distinction is withheld from the viewer, challenging the normative standards and dualistic approaches commonly applied to human sexuality and reproduction.
Programs
Opening Reception
November 1, 4:00-6:00 PM
280 Gallery
Closing Reception
December 16, 4:00-6:00 PM
280 Gallery
The Artists in Conversation, moderated by Clare Lobenfeld
November 3, 4:00-5:00 PM
Daydream
November 16, 4:00 PM
Exhibition Material
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Address
SITE Sharp Gallery
37 S. Wabash Ave.
Chicago, IL, 60603
SITE 280 Gallery
280 S. Columbus Drive
Chicago, IL, 60603
Hours
Gallery Hours (during exhibitions)
Monday – Friday: 12 pm – 6 pm
Saturdays and Sundays: Closed