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TEXTS
WE BUILT THE CITY'S FUTURE (ALREADY), 2024
CONTROL SPACES, COLLECTIVE WRITINGS, 2024
ORANGE NOISE, MAKAYLA LINDSAY, PHILIPP GROTH, 2024
BY BYE, JONAS MUELLER-AHLHEIM, PHILIPP GROTH, 2024
INTER-DEPENDENCIES, 2023 (PDF)
DEMONSTRATIONS
THE DRILLING OF HARD BOARDS
FIX THE OFFICE!
EARS ONLY S P A M
CORNER / ORIGIN
MESSAGE AS WORK
GIVING FORM
BY BYE
IS A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT THAT REPURPOSES SOON-TO-BE-GONE SPACES IN CHICAGO'S CITYSCAPE.
THROUGH PROTOTYPICAL EXHIBITIONS, BY BYE AIMS TO CRITICALLY ENGAGE WITH THE SPATIAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THESE ENVIRONMENTS AS WELL AS THE ENTANGLEMENT OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE.
UNLIKE OTHER MAJOR CAPITAL CITIES IN THE U.S., CHICAGO PRESENTS UNIQUE SPATIAL OPPORTUNITIES TO FOSTER A DIALOGUE BETWEEN ART AND ITS HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURE THAT OPERATES INDEPENDENTLY OF THE COMMERCIAL ART MARKET. BY BYE ACKNOWLEDGES THIS CRITICAL JUNCTURE, AND PROVIDES A PLATFORM FOR FELLOW ARTISTS TO PRODUCE AND EXHIBIT WORKS WITHIN THIS CONTEXT, AND ESCHEWING THE CONVENTIONAL GALLERY MODEL.










MESSAGES
MESSAGE FOR FIX THE OFFICE!
MESSAGE FOR DRILLING OF HARD BOARDS
MESSAGE FOR EARS ONLY S P A M
MESSAGE FOR UNTITLED
MESSAGE FOR MESSAGE AS WORK
MESSAGE FOR INSIDER

MFA, THE SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, IL, US
MA, UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS, LONDON, UK
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, DIRECTORS OFFICE FELLOWSHIP, CHICAGO, IL, US
OXBOW SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, LEROY NEIMAN FELLOWSHIP, SAUGATUCK, MI, US
VISITING ARTIST, UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES SRH, BERLIN, GERMANY
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE, UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES SRH, BERLIN, GERMANY
EDUCATOR, UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES SRH, BERLIN, GERMANY
FACILITATION, CURATION
2025 BY BYE AVONDALE, ILG FACTORY, CHICAGO, IL, US
2024 BY BYE PILSEN, THE CERMAK CENTER, CHICAGO, IL, US
TALKS
CLOSED SYSTEMS, A4 MUSEUM, CHENGDU, SICHUAN, CHINA
SLIGHTLY CURVING FIGURE, SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, IL, USA
VISITING ARTIST LECTURE, UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES SRH, BERLIN, GERMANY
SITUATION ALS AKT, CON GALLERY, TOKYO, JAPAN
IN CONVERSATION WITH, JOHANN KÖNIG GALERIE, BERLIN, GERMANY
THIS PRACTICE OCCUPIES INTERMEDIARY POSITIONS BETWEEN READY-MADE, AUTONOMOUS, AND SITE-SENSITIVE INSTALLATION.
DISTILLING OBSERVABLE AND IMPERCEPTIBLE PROPERTIES OF A SITE IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE GIVEN ARCHITECTURE – IN PASSAGEWAYS, ON THE FLOOR, ETC. – THE WORK AUTOMATICALLY INHERITS ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS SUCH AS THE CONDITIONS OF LIGHT OR A SITE’S UNIQUE MORPHOLOGIES.
LIKE FRAGMENTS IN LITERATURE OR FILM, THESE WORKS QUESTION HOW STRATEGIES OF COMPROMISE, NEGOTIATION, AND RENEWAL SHAPE OUR SHARED REALITY.

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