two hundred and fifty-one days
Bryana Bibbs
February 1—May 18, 2025
Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago Rooms, 2nd Floor North
Curated by Elise Butterfield
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two hundred and fifty-one days, a solo exhibition by Bryana Bibbs, is an artist's exploration of loss, ancestry, time, and memory. The show’s title references the span of time between the death of Bibbs' grandfather on December 18, 2023, and her grandmother on August 25, 2024, during which Bibbs, along with her mom, lived in her grandparents’ home and cared for her grandmother. In two hundred and fifty-one days, Bibbs incorporates the objects of her grandparents’ everyday lives into weaving and print series. Painstakingly and lovingly, she took apart hospital blankets and favorite shirts to weave them into new artifacts; she cataloged socks and adult bibs in black and white prints. Bibbs’ repetitive artistic practice and commitment to witnessing her own inner landscape lays bare the profoundly emotional and yet mundane experience of processing the death of a loved one. Each object in two hundred and fifty-one days is a testament to the transformative potential of grief.
Admission is FREE
Open Daily, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Exhibitions close 15 minutes before the building closes
(Closed Holidays)
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