MAJORA & MINORA
Sacristy Gallery
May 31 2024 to July 12, 2024
Through her sculpture and installations, Marci Rubin investigates a state of transformation, both literally and metaphorically through process and materials, resulting in work that possesses visceral, tactile, and sensual qualities inherently associated with the human body.
Reclaiming, abstracting, and manipulating discarded or donated clothing, Rubin questions and addresses the human body: structures & systems; proportions & scales; interiors & exteriors; and textures & colors. Her use of upcycled clothing examines expectations associated with the function of the materials while revealing an alternate understanding of the objects through their transformation.
More specifically, Rubin’s process explores the orientations and identities of being a human body. Creating work elicited from the structures that compose the circulatory, digestive, endocrine, immune, integumentary, muscular, nervous, renal, reproductive, respiratory, and skeletal systems evoke questions regarding our humanity and mortality. The finished pieces unveil a dialogue that often generates debate about human rights and privileges, while touching on the status quo and deviation regarding personal bodily decisions.
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MAJORA & MINORA
Sacristy Gallery
May 31 2024 to July 12, 2024
Through her sculpture and installations, Marci Rubin investigates a state of transformation, both literally and metaphorically through process and materials, resulting in work that possesses visceral, tactile, and sensual qualities inherently associated with the human body.
Reclaiming, abstracting, and manipulating discarded or donated clothing, Rubin questions and addresses the human body: structures & systems; proportions & scales; interiors & exteriors; and textures & colors. Her use of upcycled clothing examines expectations associated with the function of the materials while revealing an alternate understanding of the objects through their transformation.
More specifically, Rubin’s process explores the orientations and identities of being a human body. Creating work elicited from the structures that compose the circulatory, digestive, endocrine, immune, integumentary, muscular, nervous, renal, reproductive, respiratory, and skeletal systems evoke questions regarding our humanity and mortality. The finished pieces unveil a dialogue that often generates debate about human rights and privileges, while touching on the status quo and deviation regarding personal bodily decisions.
Click HERE for more information on gallery hours and private appointments.
After graduating from Pratt Institute Brooklyn, NY, with a BFA, Rubin returned to Chicago to work in the visual arts and earned an MFA at the University of Chicago. Rubin founded and operated Framing Mode & Gallery (2003-2018), a contemporary art gallery and custom framing boutique in Chicago’s South Loop, where she often hosted fundraising events for social causes that include Mercy for Animals, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and the Burning Man Festival. She has worked with several Chicago nonprofits, including Rock for Kids, Project Onward, and the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless.
In addition to her own prolific studio practice, Rubin holds the position of Curator at The Bridgeport Art Center in Chicago where she curates, designs, and installs rotating exhibits for both the Fourth Floor and Corridor Galleries.
Rubins artwork has been featured in group and solo shows at: Robert T. Wright Community Art Gallery; College of Lake County; Dittmar Memorial Gallery at Northwestern University; Woman Made Gallery; South Suburban College; Installation Nation, Indianapolis IN; John Almquist Gallery at the North Shore Country Day School, Winnetka, Il; Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art; The Art Center Highland Park; Bridgeport Art Center’s premier competition: recognized for best 3D work in the exhibition.
After graduating from Pratt Institute Brooklyn, NY, with a BFA, Rubin returned to Chicago to work in the visual arts and earned an MFA at the University of Chicago. Rubin founded and operated Framing Mode & Gallery (2003-2018), a contemporary art gallery and custom framing boutique in Chicago’s South Loop, where she often hosted fundraising events for social causes that include Mercy for Animals, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and the Burning Man Festival. She has worked with several Chicago nonprofits, including Rock for Kids, Project Onward, and the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless.
In addition to her own prolific studio practice, Rubin holds the position of Curator at The Bridgeport Art Center in Chicago where she curates, designs, and installs rotating exhibits for both the Fourth Floor and Corridor Galleries.
Rubins artwork has been featured in group and solo shows at: Robert T. Wright Community Art Gallery; College of Lake County; Dittmar Memorial Gallery at Northwestern University; Woman Made Gallery; South Suburban College; Installation Nation, Indianapolis IN; John Almquist Gallery at the North Shore Country Day School, Winnetka, Il; Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art; The Art Center Highland Park; Bridgeport Art Center’s premier competition: recognized for best 3D work in the exhibition.
