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15th September 2025
To hold and to be held - Chicago Reader
What is a container? What does it contain?
Curated by Christina Nafziger, “Sacred Containers: Capsules, Conduits, and Other Stories,” on view at Chicago Artists Coalition, juxtaposes shapes, forms, and metaphors. The exhibition visualizes divine vessels that hold the very fiber that makes up civilization and identity, documenting memories, histories, traditions, and transformations.
Visitors are immediately greeted by works by Cecilia Beaven, whose multimedia practice forms an original mytholo...