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highlight from march’s daily drawings, each drawing made at the end of the day from photographs I take or receive that day.

💫⚡️💫⚡️Congratulations @partly_spring 2026 resident @cacoalition Photo @merbu_photography

We’re excited to share the launch of Public Space Video Space, a month-long public projection taking place during EXPO Chicago weekend at the Chicago Public Library, Richard J. Daley Branch, 3400 S. Halsted St, Chicago. April 11–May 11, 2026 Each night after library hours Join us for the Opening Reception Saturday, April 11, 7:30–9:30 PM Featuring premiere animations by Lilli Carré @lillicarre Laura Harrison @lauraluha69 Selina Trepp @selinatrepp ! The evening will also include a live music performance by Sima Cunningham @simaamis Co-organized by YXJB (Jess Bass @partly_spring and Yue Xu @laaamaluna ) and Selina Trepp @selinatrepp We warmly invite you to stop by, bring a friend, and experience the projections after dark. Looking forward to seeing you there!

a painting created through an exercise in translation as part of "I Just Really Want To Tell You This One Thing" by Alberto Aguilar, on view at the @chicagoculturalcenter . thank you @albert0aguilar for inviting me and trusting me to make a work in response to your painting of Sonia. 💕 thank you to mom and rob for stretching the canvas with me.

highlights from February’s daily drawings, each drawing made at the end of the day from photographs I take or receive that day.

Jess Bass’ “J+R”, eagle, bunny, felt, charcoal, soap, 2026 and “R+J”, elephant, cat, felt, charcoal, soap, 2026 on view in Your Name Spelled in Soap. Join us for the closing reception this Saturday from 12-4pm. @partly_spring @christinasadov

Shelves of the wunderkammern variety bring disparate objects together. A collection offers momentary continuity. What happens when an action becomes an image? You might get a sawhorse, or you might get Mickey Mouse flying a kite. The leaves are actually made of paper. These shelves mark one year of Sawhorse. They came to us in a dream, came to us by way of friends, confidants, interlocutors. We like beautiful things. We like pictures too. We are tired of theory and talking about books. We like it when objects float above the world, when they pull us into their orbit. We are excited for another year. We couldn’t have done this without you. We love you.

Brooch for @tuskchicago 🐘 Brooch show opens tomorrow 4-7pm

Thank you @edrasoto for inviting The Lemonade Stand to @the_franklin_outdoor for @chicagoexhibitionweekend ! Thank you to the best dudes @brutalist.brewing for the good beer and your brilliant plumbing!!

Currently up at @the_franklin_outdoor till April 2026. Come by tomorrow to see the show, and drink some beer from the lemon.

The Franklin is honored to celebrate the work of Jess Bass @partly_spring in collaboration with @brutalist.brewing as part of @the_franklin_outdoor series of activations on Sunday, September 21 for @chicagoexhibitionweekend Join the celebration 🎉🍋🎶 Jess Bass uses play as both a process and aesthetic to create mimetic installations and performances. Her work has been exhibited at the Arts Club of Chicago, Hyde Park Art Center, The Franklin, Roman Susan, National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago Humanities Festival, Chicago Public Library, Mayfield, Comfort Station, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, PLAY/GROUND, Terrain Biennial, SITE Gallery, and Detroit Art Week; and her work has been featured in The New York Times, Hyperallergic, ArtNews, PASTE, Fader and MTV. Bass holds an MFA in Sculpture from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The Lemonade Stand was first performed at Roman Susan Gallery on July 21, 2025. jessicabass.com @partly_ spring BRUTALIST BREWING COOPERATIVE Chicago’s first cooperatively owned brewery and founded by a team of industry vets, Brutalist represents a bold, new model for craft beer– one that prioritizes labor equity, local ownership, and community engagement. A 100% worker-owned organization, we are redefining what it means for a beer to be “locally made. ” brutalistbrewing.info @brutalist.brewing