A Space Remains

Site Galleries - Chicago, Illinois

Co-Curator Alongside Colleagues at Site Galleries

With artwork by: Sayera Anwar, Natia Ser, Kamille Kirschling, David Ese Gagoh, Margaret Dugger, Ari Karafiol, Chelsea Bighorn, & Michelle Ho

Home is a rich tapestry of emotions, experiences, and meanings, reflecting the diverse and ever-evolving nature of us. It is not limited to a physical space but expands to the communities, traditions, and beliefs that surround us. This multifaceted concept operates in many conflicting ways throughout our lives; it can represent stability and comfort, yet also transformation and tension. Evoking strong associations and locations with family, ritual, and refuge, home is forever in a state of liminality. 

A Space Remains explores the complexities of constantly evolving and shifting homes. The artists grapple with the idea of home through inquiry with their own bodies, their families, their traditions, and their geographies. Whether approaching it with suspicion or with an open embrace, their artworks reflect the ambivalent relations each of them has with home as they take a step towards or away from it.

"A Space Remains" exhibition view at Site Galleries featuring artwork by Margaret Dugger, David Ese Gagoh, Ari Karafiol, and Sayera Anwar.
An exhibition view of "A Space Remains" an exhibition at the School of the Art Institute's Site Galleries curated by Matthew Cortez and his colleagues.
An exhibition view looking outward onto Downtown Chicago on Wabash and Monroe.
Exhibition view of A Space Remains a group exhibition curated by Matthew Cortez and his colleagues at Site Galleries
An exhibition view of A Space Remains a group exhibition at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Site Galleries. Exhibited artists include Margaret Dugger
Exhibiition view of A Space Remains an exhibition at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Site Galleries