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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