Won’t You Celebrate With Me?
February 6, 2026 – February 27, 2026
Chicago Artists Coalition, 2130 W. Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612
Work by Reevah Agarwaal , Cay Mims , and Nekita Thomas , curated by Sidney Mori Garrett "what did i see to be except myself? i made it up here on this bridge between starshine and clay, my one hand holding tight my other hand; come celebrate with me that everyday something has tried to kill me and has failed." – an excerpt from won't you celebrate with me by Lucille Clifton Won't You Celebrate With Me? is an exhibition where artists Reevah Agarwaal, Cay Mims, and Nekita Thomas journey through memory, weaving truth and wonder to investigate what lies beyond the surface. Part personal archive, part apparition, this exhibition explores themes of memory, lineage, and impermanence. Agarwaal, Mims, and Thomas take their past narratives and shape them into new realities, seeking deeper understanding of what may remain unsaid. Together, they question the ways in which we construct and control our own memories. Memory distorts and preserves. Lineage is grounded in continuity. Impermanence unsettles both, reminding us that nothing is immune to loss or change. In this exhibition, memory becomes a reconstruction, lineage becomes invention and impermanence becomes the only constant.