Nick Black wrote that his new exhibit will “hold no bars in slamming together every cheap, cheesy, sexist, office male humor, misogynistic, homophobic, racist cliché.” He continued, “As usual, I’ll be laying on the satirical self-depreciating humor thick and heavy.”…
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A Vile Attraction
by Jon Brozdowski •
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…
Scout’s Horror: Chris Smith’s gruesome survivalist art at antena Gallery
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,…
Decoding the Cheat Codes: “Lessons in Love” at antena
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…
Art of the Living Dead: antena’s zombie-themed exhibit is hardly “A Mindless Affair”
by Keith Jamieson •
Since opening in April 2008, Pilsen’s antena gallery has gained a reputation for exhibiting the weird and exotic. Past shows have included an “Orgy of Mutant Toys” and an electric chair; a current show features a fake Facebook account purportedly…
The Surreal Life: Paul Nudd and Nick Black bring the weird to antena gallery
by Melanie Treuhaft •
It was cold enough outside to catch me off-guard with the momentary conviction that Santa had set up shop in Miguel Cortez’s antena gallery. Sounds of running motors and clicking machinery came from an array of colorful objects placed sporadically…
A Lapse in Time: Pilsen builds a beacon for time travelers
by Jiyoung Han •
No one is a stranger to daydreams of turning back the clock. Thoughts of time travel act as a fantastical conduit for our feelings of regret, perceptions of chances bygone and speculations on the consequences of our actions. Theories of…
The Western Frontier: Pilsen’s other arts scene
by Sam Feldman •
Four decades ago, the Podmajersky family’s eponymous real estate company founded the Chicago Arts District in East Pilsen. Centered on the strip of Halsted between 18th Street and Cermak Road, the Chicago Arts District has experienced tremendous success and routinely…
