VERGE ART MIAMI BEACH AT THE GREENVIEW HOTEL
 1671 Washington Avenue @ 17th Street December 1-4, 2011 PUBLIC HOURS Thursday, Friday & Saturday, 2 - 3 December, Noon to 10 pm
 Sunday, 4 December, Noon to 6 pm
 OPENING NIGHT PARTY 
Thursday, 1 December, 2011, 6:00 pm to 10pm Artists showing in the Antena room: Saul Aguirre and Miguel Cortez TOMORROW'S ART TODAY: THE THIRD ANNUAL VERGE ART MIAMI BEACH
Coming Thursday,...

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Art Sale for Antena @ VERGE ART FAIR

 Friday November 18 from 6pm-10pm

 Antena will participate in this December's Verge Art Fair in Miami and we are having an art sale to raise funds to pay for necessary expenses. We will have affordable art by Miguel Cortez, Saul Aguirre and others. For more info on Verge Art Fair: http://www.miamibeachartfair.com/miamibeachmain.html

 ANTENA
 1765 S. Laflin St. Chicago, IL 6060...

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This exhibition of work from the group El Stitch y Bitch reminded me of the essentially “relational” aims of feminist work of the 1970s and eighties, specifically Judy Chicago’s Birth Project, a series of embroidered depictions of birth stitched by women, non-artists, from all over the country. While the work on display at Antena in Pilsen looks good, the process out of which the work arises—groups of women stitching,...

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MDW Fall Showcase October 21st- 23rd
 at The Geolofts 3636 S Iron St. Vernissage: Friday October 21, 8-11pm Saturday Noon to 6pm Sunday Noon to 6pm $5 admission  ANTENA: BOOTH #230 Artists representing Antena: Edra Soto and Dan Sullivan   Edra Soto (b. Puerto Rico) is a Chicago based artist. In 1995 Edra received the Alfonso Arana Fellowship to work in Paris for one year. She attended The School of the...

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Copyright 2011 Paul E. Germanos RECOMMENDED The uncanny potential of domestic objects is key to the art-world appeal of Steven Spielberg’s 1982 sitcomesque horror classic “Poltergeist.” Twenty years later, Paul Pfeiffer’s series of sculptures by that name recreated the tower of chairs stacked on the kitchen table by Spielberg’s ghost. In “Renovation Creep,” Antena gallery’s current show, Daniel Bruttig, Joseph Cassan...

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Stitch and Bitch Opening Friday September 23rd from 6pm-10pm September 23- October 22, 2011 Tejer y Joder El Stitch y Bitch (SyB) was founded in 2008 as a space for knitters, crocheters and crafters in the Pilsen, Bridgeport and Little Village neighborhoods of Chicago. Currently the group is consists of over 20 members, ages 18 and up. Over the years, the group has evolved...

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  Antena  & Miguel Cortez by Joel Kuennen Renovation Creep: Joe Cassan, Dan Bruttig and Erin ThurlowJoe Cassan, Dan Bruttig and Erin ThurlowAntena1765 S. Laflin St., Chicago, IL 60608August 5, 2011 - September 3, 2011 Antena (the Spanish spelling of “antenna”) is a project space run by Miguel Cortez of the now-defunct Polvo collective and magazine. Located in Pilsen, Antena has a history of presenting new...

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Renovation Creep: Joe Cassan, Dan Bruttig and Erin Thurlow Opening Friday August 5th from 6pm-10pm August 5- September 3, 2011 Three artists, Daniel Bruttig, Joe Cassan and Erin Thurlow will be sculpting, painting and directly intervening in the space of Antena gallery for their show, Renovation Creep. Simultaneously material and ephemeral, the work here resembles the haunted, transitory nature of urban apartment dwelling.Renovation...

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PLUGGED OUT: New works by Salvador Jiménez Flores Closing Reception Friday July 22nd from 6pm-10pm This experimental mixed-media installation highlights the reliance of modern humanity on technological innovations. In this digital age, we have become wholly dependent on devices that can be plugged in. Our jobs, our social lives and even our food production—all aspects of our existence rely on technology. We are so intertwined...

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"Is this thing on?: The art of comedy" Guest Curator: Miguel Cortez from Antena Opening Friday August 12 from 6pm-10pm August 12-28, 2011 "If Jesus had been killed twenty years ago, Catholic school children would be wearing little electric chairs around their necks instead of crosses." - Lenny Bruce Contemporary art is too serious sometimes. This show will focus on the lightheartedness and humor in art. Most of us are part...

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*THE TRANS FORMIDABLE* is a collaborative project that aims to establish links and intersecting connections with international art spaces, through the structure of an exhibition. Saturday, July 23 at 7:00pm - August 14 at 7:00pmThe Workhouse Test and Bridge Street, Callan, Co Kilkenny A number of artist-led initiatives have been invited to present lens-based work by associated artists. These works will be installed...

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 PLUGGED OUT: New works by Salvador Jiménez Flores Opening Friday June 24th from 6pm-10pm June 24- July 23, 2011 This experimental mixed-media installation highlights the reliance of modern humanity on technological innovations. In this digital age, we have become wholly dependent on devices that can be plugged in. Our jobs, our social lives and even our food production—all aspects of our existence rely on technology....

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I am curating this art exhibit. Feel free to submit work. /////MC A call for artists: "Is this thing on?: The art of comedy" Art exhibit at Cobalt Art Studio in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, Opening in August 2011 "If Jesus had been killed twenty years ago, Catholic school children would be wearing little electric chairs around their necks instead of crosses." - Lenny Bruce Art is too serious sometimes. This show will...

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Daisy Chain: An Anarchic Performance Event curated by Adam Trowbridge and Jessica Westbrook of Channel TWo Opening Friday May 13 from 6pm-10pm May 13- June 11, 2011 Adam Trowbridge makes work exploring the aesthetic possibilities that arise as communication breaks down. He invents incidents and simulations that occur slightly above the noise level, between words that organize our communities and the chaos that lies beyond...

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The MDW Fair: visual arts landing in Chicago CHICAGO: threewalls, Roots and Culture and Public Media Institute announce The MDW Fair, a gathering of alternative art initiatives, spaces, galleries and artist groups from the Chicago metropolitan area. Held April 22-23, 2011 at The Iron Studios, 3636 S. Iron Street, The MDW Fair will demonstrate the diversity, strength and vision of the people/places making it happen in the...

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