Image: We wish you every success found polaroid and greeting card; 2010 detail of work from installation 8in x 4.5 in Form is secondary to function: new works by Odie Rynell Cash Opening Friday September 7 from 6pm-10pm September 7- October 6, 2012 In formalist criticism, the criterion for progress remains in one direction: the treatment of the whole surface as a single undifferentiated field...

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Yair LópezPrimitivo branquiado comedor de hierba de los fondos abisales00:00 Performance and reception:  Friday August 10, 2012 from 7pm-9pm Statement: The noises heard over there are almost impossible to record. So how do you record them? I think you just push the red button and walk around while listening to breaths, squeaks, and other animal sounds. I couldn’t even trace lines that satisfied me on paper. I sought...

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“Texploitation: Art, Guns, Girls, and BBQ” Artists:  Cirkit of Mythos: Steve Cruz, Omar Hernandez, Eddy Rawlinson, Ryder Richards Opening Friday July 27 from 6pm-10pm July 27- August 25, 2012 Dallas artist group examines Texas clichés and big egos at Antena, Chicago. “We can’t help it. Living in Texas makes us better than you. Just look at the art. We deal with real issues, like chicks, engines,...

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Amelia Winger-Bearskin video presentation Friday, June 1, 2012 @ 7pm FREE ADMISSION Amelia Winger-Bearskin is currently an Assistant Professor of Studio Art and Cinema Studies at Vanderbilt University in the area of Time Based Media Arts and Performance, in Nashville, Tn. She was classically trained as an Opera Singer in Rochester NY at the Eastman conservatory of music, and then finished her Undergraduate degree at...

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The Road to Candyland: NICK BLACK Opening Friday May 18 from 7pm-10pmMay 18- June 9, 2012 "Dear FriendsI've roamed the thrift stores, discount dollar stores, and alleys of Chicago and burbs in vain search of the fallen icons from the glorious golden age of consumption now come to a shattering end. These new sculptures will hold no bars in slamming together every cheep, cheesy, sexist, office male...

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VERGE NYC PREMIERS DURING FRIEZE NY MAY 3-6, 2012

 VERGE NYC
 159 Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village 
 May 3 - May 6, 2012 Opening night reception: Thursday, May 3, 6-10pm

 General Public Hours:
 Fri & Sat
, Noon – 8pm  Sunday, Noon-6pm $10 day pass / $15 weekend pass
 $15 opening night reception Antena @ Verge Art NYC Artists: Nicole Marroquin, Saul Aguirre, Miguel Cortez Nicole Marroquin is...

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by Micki Tschur, 2012, Madonna Salt and Pepper Shakers EVIL IS INTERESTINGCurated by Michael Workman/Antidote Projects Closing Reception Friday April 20 from 7pm-10pm Featuring work by Frank Pollard, Mike Lenkowski, Lorna Mills, Sarah Weis, Bill Talsma, Elizabeth Suter, Jody Oesterreicher, Micki Tschur, Sarah Legow, Industry of the Ordinary, Holly Streekstra, Samantha Ocasta, Jeffrey Grauel, Tony Kapel, Computers...

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photo by Paul Germanos A Vile Attraction By Jon Brozdowski April 4, 2012From The Chicago Weekly My companion Chris sits at a decade-old computer adorned with a webcam and surrounded by eight ornate red candles, patiently reading a blog post linked from the desktop: “Born like this / Into this / As the chalk faces smile / As Mrs. Death laughs / As the elevators break / As the political landscapes dissolve...

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EVIL IS INTERESTING Curated by Michael Workman/Antidote Projects Opening Friday March 23 from 6pm-10pm March 23 - April 21 Featuring work by Frank Pollard, Mike Lenkowski, Lorna Mills, Sarah Weis, Bill Talsma, Elizabeth Suter, Jody Oesterreicher, Micki Tschur, Sarah Legow, Industry of the Ordinary, Holly Streekstra, Samantha Ocasta, Jeffrey Grauel, Tony Kapel, Computers Cult, Maitejosune Urrechaga and others. False...

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Transmission: Oak CliffNew work by artists from AntenaOpening Reception 6-9 pm March 10, 2012March 10 - April 22, 2012Artists:Saul AguirreAdriana BaltazarMiguel CortezAntonio MartinezAmelia Winger-BearskinMighty Fine Arts is proud to showcase artwork by artists from Antena, a contemporary art space located in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood.Saúl Aguirre is a Chicago based multidisciplinary artist/curator born in Mexico City....

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Short Court: Tropical Aesthletics
 Curated by Tag Team 
 February 10 - March 10, 2012 Opening Friday February 10 from 6pm-10pm Prepare for fun in the synthetic sun at Short Court: Tropical Aesthletics! A sporting event and painting exhibition all in one! HOT!HOT!HOT! This collision of spectacles has it all: * Attendees can challenge a pair of professional volleyball players for the chance to WIN $100! * Chicago's...

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