by bye is a collaborative project and opportunistic art practice that temporarily repurposes soon-to-be-gone spaces in Chicago's urban landscape.
It's goal is to make art more independent of established institutions (i.e., galleries. museums). Sites and situations are sought out that connect artwork with social, historical, and economic experience.

Unlike other major capital cities in the u.s., chicago presents unique artistic and spatial opportunities to eschew the conventional gallery model. comparable to initiatives such as the kitchen in new york or the hkw in berlin, which emerged during periods of spatial availability, the city finds itself in a transitional moment—between the forces of gentrification, the remnants of a vanished industrial era, and a vibrant, local art scene.

Through prototypical interventions and exhibitions, by bye critically engages with the spatial and social conditions of these environments as well as the entanglement of art and architecture. since it's founding by artists philipp groth and jonas müller-ahlheim the project provides a platform for artists to produce works within this context.