Co-Curator, On Loss and Absence: Textiles of Mourning and Survival
Co-curator, On Loss and Absence: Textiles of Mourning and Survival
Art Institute of Chicago
September 6, 2025 - March 15, 2026www.artic.edu/exhibitions/9772/on-loss-…
Drawn primarily from the Art Institute of Chicago’s collection, On Loss and Absence: Textiles of Mourning and Survival brings together over 100 objects from diverse cultures dating from antiquity to today to reveal the ways people use textiles to sustain spiritual beliefs, understand death, cope with grief, remember those who have passed, and heal from trauma, both personally and collectively.
(image: Ogboni Chief’s Wrapper, early to mid-20th century; Iwo Yoruba; Nigeria. The Art Institute of Chicago, O. Renard Goltra Fund)
