Scheherazade Tillet

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Installation view of Black Girlhood Altar: Freedom Square
Curator and Lead Artist: Scheherazade Tillet, Fabricator: Robert Narcisco
Image by Nathan Keay
Chicago Cultural Center, The Chicago Architecture Biennial, Chicago, IL, 2023

Installation view of Black Girlhood Altar: Freedom Square
Curator and Lead Artist: Scheherazade Tillet, Fabricator: Robert Narcisco
Image by Tom Harris
Chicago Cultural Center, The Chicago Architecture Biennial, Chicago, IL, 2023

Installation view of Black Girlhood Altar: Freedom Square
Curator and Lead Artist: Scheherazade Tillet, Fabricator: Robert Narcisco
Image by Nathan Keay
Chicago Cultural Center, The Chicago Architecture Biennial, Chicago, IL, 2023

Installation view of Black Girlhood Altar: Freedom Square
Curator and Lead Artist: Scheherazade Tillet, Fabricator: Robert Narcisco
Image by Natasha Moustache
Chicago Cultural Center, The Chicago Architecture Biennial, Chicago, IL, 2023

Installation view of Black Girlhood Altar: Freedom Square
Curator and Lead Artist: Scheherazade Tillet, Fabricator: Robert Narcisco
Image by Nathan Keay
Chicago Cultural Center, The Chicago Architecture Biennial, Chicago, IL, 2023

Film of the Exhibition Freedom Square: The Black Girlhood Altar
Curator and Lead Artist: Scheherazade Tillet, Fabricator: Robert Narcisco
Film by Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
Chicago Cultural Center, The Chicago Architecture Biennial, Chicago, IL, 2023

Installation view of Black Girlhood Altar: Freedom Square
Curator and Lead Artist: Scheherazade Tillet, Fabricator: Robert Narcisco
Image by Tom Harris
Chicago Cultural Center, The Chicago Architecture Biennial, Chicago, IL, 2023

Installation view of Black Girlhood Altar: Freedom Square
Curator and Lead Artist: Scheherazade Tillet, Fabricator: Robert Narcisco
Image by Cory Dewald
Chicago Cultural Center, The Chicago Architecture Biennial, Chicago, IL, 2023

Installation view of Black Girlhood Altar: Freedom Square
Curator and Lead Artist: Scheherazade Tillet, Fabricator: Robert Narcisco
Image by Nathan Keay
Chicago Cultural Center, The Chicago Architecture Biennial, Chicago, IL, 2023

Installation view of Black Girlhood Altar: Freedom Square
Curator and Lead Artist: Scheherazade Tillet, Fabricator: Robert Narcisco
Image by Nathan Keay
Chicago Cultural Center, The Chicago Architecture Biennial, Chicago, IL, 2023

Installation View of Black Girlhood Altar
Curated by Scheherazade Tillet, Leah Gipson, Rob Narcisco
Image by Kyle Flubacker
Weinberg/Newton Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2022

Installation View of Black Girlhood Altar
Curated by Scheherazade Tillet, Leah Gipson, Rob Narcisco
Image by Kyle Flubacker
Weinberg/Newton Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2022

Installation View of Black Girlhood Altar
Curated by Scheherazade Tillet, Leah Gipson, Rob Narcisco
Image by Kyle Flubacker
Weinberg/Newton Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2022

Installation View of Black Girlhood Altar
Curated by Scheherazade Tillet, Leah Gipson, Rob Narcisco
Image by Kyle Flubacker
Weinberg/Newton Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2022

Installation View of Black Girlhood Altar
Curated by Scheherazade Tillet, Leah Gipson, Rob Narcisco
Image by Kyle Flubacker
Weinberg/Newton Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2022

Installation View of Andrea Bowers featuring A Long Walk Home's Black Girlhood Altar
Installation Curated by Scheherazade Tillet, Leah Gipson, Rob Narcisco
Image by Nathan Keay/ MCA
Museum Of Contemporary Art-Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2021

Installation View of Andrea Bowers featuring A Long Walk Home's Black Girlhood Altar
Installation Curated by Scheherazade Tillet, Leah Gipson, Rob Narcisco
Image by Nathan Keay/ MCA
Museum Of Contemporary Art-Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2021

Installation View of Andrea Bowers featuring A Long Walk Home's Black Girlhood Altar
Installation Curated by Scheherazade Tillet, Leah Gipson, Rob Narcisco
Image by Nathan Keay/ MCA
Museum Of Contemporary Art-Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2021

Installation View of Andrea Bowers featuring A Long Walk Home's Black Girlhood Altar
Installation Curated by Scheherazade Tillet, Leah Gipson, Rob Narcisco
Image by Nathan Keay/ MCA
Museum Of Contemporary Art-Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2021

Image of the Performance Freedom Square: The Black Girlhood Altar
Museum Of Contemporary Art-Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2025
Performance by Red Clay Dance Company
Choregraphy by Vershawn Ward
Collaboration between Vershawn Ward, Red Clay Dance Company, Scheherazade Tillet, Rob Narcisco, and A Long Walk Home
Image by MReid Photography

Image of the Performance Freedom Square: The Black Girlhood Altar
Museum Of Contemporary Art-Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2025
Performance by Red Clay Dance Company
Choregraphy by Vershawn Ward
Collaboration between Vershawn Ward, Red Clay Dance Company, Scheherazade Tillet, Rob Narcisco, and A Long Walk Home
Image by Ricardo Adame