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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