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A dynamic composition of many colors and patterns shows two humanoid figures that are complexly intertwined. — Christina Quarles, Can Yew Feel? Tha Days Are Gettin’ Shorter, 2018. © Christina Quarles Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth, Los Angeles, and Pilar Corrias Gallery, London

Christina Quarles, When It'll Dawn on Us, Then Will It Dawn on Us, 2018. © Christina Quarles Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth, Los Angeles, and Pilar Corrias Gallery, London

Christina Quarles, Peer Amid (Peered Amidst), 2019. © Christina Quarles Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth, Los Angeles, and Pilar Corrias Gallery, London

Christina Quarles, Pour Over, 2019. © Christina Quarles Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth, Los Angeles, and Pilar Corrias Gallery, London

Christina Quarles, Take It Til Yew Make It, 2018. © Christina Quarles Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth, Los Angeles, and Pilar Corrias Gallery, London

Christina Quarles, Laid Down Beside Yew, 2019. Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth, Los Angeles, and Pilar Corrias Gallery, London

Christina Quarles, I Don’ Wanna, Be Funny Anymore, 2019. Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth, Los Angeles, and Pilar Corrias Gallery, London.

Christina Quarles, Double Down , 2017. © Christina Quarles Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth, Los Angeles, and Pilar Corrias Gallery, London

Christina Quarles, Yew've Got Yer Gud Things, n' I've Got Mine (Split), 2018. © Christina Quarles Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth, Los Angeles, and Pilar Corrias Gallery, London

Christina Quarles, Tha Color of Tha Sky (Magic Hour), 2017. © Christina Quarles Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth, Los Angeles, and Pilar Corrias Gallery, London

Christina Quarles, Meet in tha Middle, 2018. © Christina Quarles Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth, Los Angeles, and Pilar Corrias Gallery, London

Christina Quarles, Change Comin' Round Tha Bend (Right Round, Right Round), 2019. © Christina Quarles Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth, Los Angeles, and Pilar Corrias Gallery, London

Christina Quarles, It’s Hardly Sink Or Swim, 2019. © Christina Quarles Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth, Los Angeles, and Pilar Corrias Gallery, London

Christina Quarles, Underneath It All, 2019. © Christina Quarles Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth, Los Angeles, and Pilar Corrias Gallery, London

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Work shown: Laid Down Beside Yew, 2019. Acrylic on canvas; 84 1/8 × 96 1/16 in. (213.7 × 244 cm). Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, gift of Katherine S. Schamberg by exchange, 2019.16. Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Work shown: I Just Missed Yew, 2019. Acrylic on canvas; 77 x 96 x 2 in. (195.6 x 243.8 x 5.1 cm) Courtesy of Christina Quarles, Pilar Corrias Gallery, & Regen Projects Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Work shown: Tha Color of Tha Sky (Magic Hour), 2017. Acrylic on canvas; 55 x 88 in. (139.7 x 223.5 cm). Rubell Museum, Miami. Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Work shown: Don’t They Know? It’s the End of tha World, 2020. Acrylic on canvas; 77 x 96 x 2 in. Courtesy of Christina Quarles, Pilar Corrias Gallery, & Regen Projects. Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Installation view, Christina Quarles, MCA Chicago Mar 13–Sep 5, 2021 Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago