Antena is proud to present: A Night of Poetry and Open Mic Featuring: Carlos Cumpian Leticia Cortez OPEN MIC for poets will be available...all themes welcomed. We will set aside five minutes max or one poem per open mic reader. Open Mic from 7-7:30:pm Saturday December 11 @ 7pm FREE ADMISSION ANTENA 1765 S. Laflin, St. Chicago, IL 60608 http://www.antenapilsen.com Carlos Cumpián was named among the Chicago Public Library’s...

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AMELIA WINGER-BEARSKIN: TRANSFORMATION OPERAAlso this month's Project Wall Space: J. Thomas Pallas Opening Friday October 22, from 6pm-10pm October 22 - November 20 Transformation Opera is a sound and video project by Amelia Winger-Bearskin in which music generated from four different video works merge in the center of the gallery. Personal and Public figures are captured by video during moments of transformation, and...

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Shikaakwa: work by artists from Chicago Opening Saturday, September 11, from Noon-9pm September 11 - October 10, 2010  Shikaakwa is a native american algonquian word used to describe the area that is now known as Chicago. The French-American settlers in Illinois back in the 1800s took that word and re-spelled it as Chicago. For this exhibit Gallery 414 brings to Fort Worth the work of several artists who reside in...

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From the Wash: Mark Nelson Opening Friday September 3, from 6pm-10pmSeptember 3 - October 2 From the Wash is an exploration into the coded and indigenous landscape of the Painted Desert of the Petrified Forest in northern Arizona through performance, video and installation. Mark Nelson lives and works in his GringoLandia Studio, located on 21st Street in the Pilsen neighborhood. His foundation in painting and theater evolved...

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Religare: Artists explore the concept of Religion "Religare": according to Tom Harpur and Joseph Campbell the word Religion derives from the Latin word "ligare" which means "bind, connect", and combined with the prefix "re"= re-ligare, i.e. re (again) + ligare or "to reconnect". For this art exhibit, artists will create work that analizes and critiques the concept of religion. Artists: Saul Aguirre Eddie Alvarado Miguel...

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Hot Buns and Blazing Artists Saturday July 17th from 5pm to midnight One night only!! $5 Donation The Texas Theatre 231 W.Jefferson in the North Oak Cliff Neighborhood Dallas, Texas Mighty Fine Arts presents “Hot Buns and Blazing Artists” a special one night only art meltdown at the historic Texas Theatre on Saturday July 17th from 5pm to midnight. MFA Gallery big chief Steve Cruz has assembled an inspired group of...

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Sangre, Sudor y Papeles: Artists examine the immigration issue Artists: Saul Aguirre Adriana Baltazar Miguel Cortez Salvador Jiménez-Flores Jaime Mendoza Jenny Priego Elvia Rodriguez-Ochoa Also this month's Project Wall Space: Yong Choi Opening Friday June 25th from 6pm-10pm June 25 - July 24, 2010  Saul Aguirre is a Chicago Based artist born in Mexico City. He has been considered a standout at NEXT 2010 CHicago by...

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John Hartley John Hartley discovered his life’s passion while growing up in Piqua, Ohio. Encouraged to develop his talents in an academic environment, he moved to Fort Worth, Texas in 1982 to study art at Texas Christian University. After graduation, he began building a body of work that includes paintings, prints, and sculpture. Exhibiting throughout Texas and the United States, his work has been critically received...

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Antena participates in this year's NEXT Art Fair as part of GOFFO: NEXT: The Invitational Exhibition of Emerging Art April 30 - May 3, 2010 http://www.nextartfair.com 2010 Show Hours Friday, April 30: 11am - 7pm Saturday, May 1: 11am - 7pm Sunday, May 2: 11am - 6pm Monday, May 3: 11am - 4pm Next art fair will take place on the 7th floor of the Merchandise Mart, located at 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, IL 60654. Click...

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Religare: Artists explore the concept of Religion "Religare":  according to Tom Harpur and Joseph Campbell the word Religion derives from the Latin word "ligare" which means "bind, connect", and combined with the prefix "re"= re-ligare, i.e. re (again) + ligare or "to reconnect". For this art exhibit, artists will create work that analizes and critiques the concept of religion. The exhibit takes place at Antena in Chicago's...

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by Carrie McGath I went to Antena Gallery in Pilsen a few days after its opening on Friday, February 19, 2010, making it there the following Tuesday by appointment with Antena’s director and curator, Miguel Cortez. As exciting as openings may be, it was a sigh of relief to walk into an empty gallery faced only with the art I would get to experience fully without people standing in front of it. Another bonus was I got to talk...

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Pocket pix Chicago-based photogs use iPhone camera, applications for art by HermineBloomDuring 24-year-old photographer Jeremy Edward’s walk to the El, he will likely identify a graffitied, abandoned storefront in the city, snap a quick photo, manipulate the image using an iPhone application or two and upload it to his online portfolio—all within the five to 10 minutes before the Red Line appears. Chicago-based iPhone photographers,...

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Scout’s Horror: Chris Smith’s gruesome survivalist art at antena Gallery Written by: Ethan Bass On the ground lies Geoffrey, a cat who has seen better days. His limbs are splayed out and his skin is peeled off. The apparatus that killed Geoffrey is constructed from simple materials: a plastic bag, an air mattress pump, hair, epoxy, and packaging tape. The bag is appended to the twisted form of the animal and can be inflated...

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FA I R TWO-DAY LOCAL MAKER AND PUBLISHER FAIR February 26-27 • NOON-6:00 PM BOTH DAYS Please join us for two days of art, books, talks, things for sale, things for free, and more from the following people, groups and organizations: Antena antenapilsen.com AREA Chicago areachicago.org Bad At Sports badatsports.com CAFF “Find us in the real world motherfuckers!” Gallery 400 gallery400.aa.uic.edu Esteban Garcia snebtor.chiguiro.org Golden...

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CHICAGO BUILD UPby Pedro Vélez  I think I’ve had it with apartment galleries and alternative spaces, which have been one of the Chicago art scene’s special attractions for so many years. Trust me, I used to run one in the late ‘90s. Chicago has been there, done that, and even reinvented the brand. And as if to prove it, Allison Peters Quinn and Briton Bertran organized "Artist Run Chicago" at the Hyde Park Art Center last...

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Eunjung Hwang, Future Creatures, 2009 Watching curator Amelia Winger-Bearskin's Cheat Codes: Lessons in Love, an hour-long presentation featuring the works of 12 video artists, feels like watching cable access back in the 1980s. The single-channel low-resolution screening at Antena gallery leaves a lot to be desired for the usual HD and Blue Ray viewer — but that's the point....

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Decoding the Cheat Codes: “Lessons in Love” at antena Written by: Tobi Haslett   The turquoise title screen at the beginning of “Cheat Codes: lessons in love” puts love in terms of video games: juxtaposing cheat codes with relationships and comparing players to the viewers of the exhibit. The new video art installation at antena gallery uses this opening statement more as a caution than a credo....

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