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Freed from the constraints of the picture plane, large, brazenly-coloured anthropomorphic figures constructed from collaged carpet scraps of prior projects strut across the walls of the gallery in Jessica Campbell’s second solo show at Western Exhibitions, Gigantomachinations. This show, her first in Chicago since her acclaimed 2019 Chicago Works show at the MCA Chicago, opens on November 6 and will run through December 18. Appointments are no longer necessary; gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 11am to 6pm.

Prior to this exhibition, Campbell’s work was woven from elaborate, humorous, and …