badbadbad is the debut novel by Bay Area transmedia artist Jesús Ángel García, who will read at the Antenna Gallery on Saturday, June 25, at 7 p.m., along with poet and essayist Hannah Miet. badbadbad follows fictional protagonist Jesús Ángel García in the wake of his wife’s leaving him, as he straddles the Southern cultural … Excerpt: badbadbad by Jesús Ángel García
Hannah Miet is a poet, essayist, and multimedia journalist based in New Orleans and New York. A substantial portion of her personal work concerns her relationship with her younger brother, Gabe, who has been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome and Schizoaffective disorder. Miet’s writing on this topic betrays her journalistic tendencies, as she uses long blocks … Hannah and Gabe
Come and witness Antenna Gallery Artists compete head to head against other artists and pastry professionals in the first annual: CUPCAKE SHOWDOWN & ARTIST CAKE WALK. The public is invited to purchase tasty treats by the contenders and enjoy the fun of competing with others in a $2 a ticket cake walk – where the contending artists and professional cakes are up for grabs!
Thanks to everyone who came out last Thursday, June 9, to hear Michael Kimball and Blake Butler read from their new novels at the Antenna Gallery. Over 50 people attended the event, which acted as a sort of beta-launch for what will become a regular series of live prose at Antenna hosted by Room 220. … Butler/Kimball recap
Dank Mirth is a series of colorful cartoon panel style acrylic paintings on sheets of raw burlap and double-sided 3D wooden comic-strip thought balloons suspended from the gallery’s ceiling. The title of the show refers to a particular style of gallows humor familiar to those who make their home in New Orleans. The show is … Dank Mirth
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Antenna is proud to present Cuba, Now!, images from writer/photographer Richard Fleming’s book Walking to Guantanamo, as well as a screening of an excerpt from the film in progress, Uprising– Drums, Voice of Resistance with filmmaker William Sabourin O’Reilly. Book signing: Thursday, January 14th, 7:00 – 9:00 Cuba, Now! is part of a major citywide … Cuba, Now!
a free screening of the documentary by Vanessa Gould Think origami is just paper planes and cranes? Meet a determined group of theoretical scientists and fine artists who have abandoned careers and scoffed at graduate degrees to forge new lives as modern-day paper folders. Together they reinterpret the world in paper, creating a wild mix … Between the Folds
Press Street’s Fourth Annual 24 Hour DRAW-A-THON @ the Green Room above the Green Project 2831 Marais Street Free and Open to the public. All materials are provided. 6:30am-12:00pm THE DRAWING ROOM Kid-centered activities in a room covered with paper! Featuring: Optical Illusion Drawings, Creature Battle Draw with Luke, Making Recycled Sketchbooks with Laura Richens … Draw-A-Thon 2009
