Opening Friday December 4, from 6pm-10pmDecember 4 - January 2, 2010 With performance by Microgig starting at 8:00 p.m. In the introduction of The Book of Tea, Okakura Kakuzo speaks of “moral geometry” to explain how ‘The Philosophy of Tea,” or “Teaism,” embodies Eastern ideals related to purity, simplicity, and a sense of proportion to nature and the cosmos. “Teaism is a cult founded...

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On the state of the zombie:Antena Gallery offers an introspective.By by Stan Golovchuk Walking through Zombie: A Mindless Affair, I couldn’t help but feel alive. The exhibit is an ambitious sprawl of mixed media art whose ideas on death and the unnatural manage to stand out in the onslaught of Halloween-themed entertainment offered in Chicago. Zombie could even be this season’s best kept secret, so it’s a good thing the Antena...

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Artists: Catherine Forster Amanda Gutierrez Patrick Lichty Shane Mecklenburger Mari Ortiz Rob Ray Sara Schnadt Michael Una Opening Friday May 15 from 6pm-10pm May 15 - June 13, 2009 New media art is an art genre that encompasses artworks created with new media technologies,...

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Primal Dildo Paul Nudd and Nick Black at Antena February 20 - March 21, 2009 A myth within a myth spoke to us unconsciously of a time before history in which a group of ape-people, known as the “primal horde,” cowered in fear before the arbitrary but absolute brutality of a male who neither shared nor gave away anything, but ate, penetrated, defiled, and pummeled anything and anyone he pleased. Eventually the feared...

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See photos from the opening here:PICASA: http://picasaweb.google.com/lapsus05/SecretSchoolAntena02#or FLICKR: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lapsus5/sets/7215761626097258...

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Secret School 05: Food at Antena, Chicago In Collaboration with Alexander Stewart Also this month: Project Wall Space: Anni Holm Monthly Video Series: Amelia Winger-Bearskin Secret School is pleased to collaborate with Alexander Stewart to examine the importance of food in fostering social networks and the possibilities of barter...

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The Surreal Life: Paul Nudd and Nick Black bring the weird to antena galleryWritten by: Melanie Treuhaft One of Nick Black's Mutant Toys; courtesy of antena galleryIt was cold enough outside to catch me off-guard with the momentary conviction that Santa had set up shop in Miguel Cortez’s antena gallery. Sounds of running motors and clicking machinery came from an array of colorful objects placed sporadically...

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"The Pour Rubber" Individual & Collaborative Works by Paul Nudd & Nick Black Opening Friday February 20, from 6pm-10pm February 20 - March 21, 2009 The Pour Rubber is... Black Nudd - Smoldering Heads - ThunderCRUSTS - Two Rerouted Thrift Store Fog Machines - Black Blisters - Feb-lloweenies - Oozing Pour Rubber - Inflatable Heads - Open Rivers of...

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Critical Culture in Chicago – Article #2: Groups and Spaces by Daniel Tucker Hey Obamacrats! Lets learn about Chicago! Since the time of my first article in this series on social/political art in Chicago, the whole world has had an introduction to this city through the lens of Barack Obama – who adopted the city as his hometown 20 years ago. What this event means for the world is yet to be seen. What this event means for Chicago...

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