A few years ago, Rebecca Solnit and Rebecca Snedecker asked me to contribute to their New Orleans anthology-atlas, Unfathomable City. My task was to figure out how post-Katrina New Orleans was changing. I’m not a reporter, so the thought of pounding the pavement with camera and fedora filled me with fear. Fortunately, the locals and … Featured Essay: Transition in New Orleans
Dear Escape Artist Elizabeth Gross Press Street Press/Antenna, 2016 “Figures take shape,” Roland Barthes writes in A Lover’s Discourse, “insofar as we can recognize, in passing discourse, something that has been read, heard, felt.” Dear Escape Artist, an epistolary sequence poem by Elizabeth Gross joined with book artist Sara White’s ink drawings, assembles its addressee … The animating grief is unfixable: A review of Elizabeth Gross’ Dear Escape Artist
2016 was Antenna’s 11th anniversary, and much like a tween our age, we were full of energy and anticipation throughout this year. But rather than getting ready for the angsty teenage years ahead of us, we had our most ambitious and productive year to date, and there’s no end in sight. We supplied artists with … Antenna: 2016 in Review
<<POTLUCK! Please bring a dish to share!>> Could this be the advent of a new fascism? How could this have happened? How long have we been staring this future blindly in the face? How do we prepare ourselves and our communities? These are the questions that many are asking oursleves on the eve of January … Antenna Presents: <br /> Anti-Fascist Reading Club
This issue is an investigation into humankind’s manipulation of earth, water, air, fire, and metal as a creative, architectural, scientific, spiritual, or social practice.
The Platforms Fund, a collaborative effort of Antenna, Ashé Cac, and Pelican Bomb in partnership with the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, is excited to announce an expansion of awards for the 2017-18 cycle. The Fund will distribute a total of $60,000 in grants to a diverse array of artist-driven projects that are … Platforms Grants for Artist Projects: LAST info session before deadline!
Maple Street Books will host an event called “International Poetry Day” at 6 p.m. on Friday, December 16, at their storefront (7529 Maple Street), which will feature Zoe Blair-Schlagenhauf, Jo Gehringer, and Laura Theobald. The event shouldn’t be confused with World Poetry Day, which takes place annually on March 21. The event features a group of … International Day of Poetry at Maple Street Book Shop
The Platforms Fund, a collaborative effort of Antenna, Ashé Cac, and Pelican Bomb in partnership with the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, is excited to announce an expansion of awards for the 2017-18 cycle. The Fund will distribute a total of $60,000 in grants to a diverse array of artist-driven projects that are … Grants for Artist Projects: Platforms Fund Info Session 2
Room 220 presents readings from Lauren Levin and Elizabeth Gross. at 5 p.m. on Sunday, January 1, at Antenna Gallery (3718 St. Claude Ave.). Levin will read from her first full-length poetry collection, The Braid. Lauren Levin grew up in New Orleans and lives in Richmond, CA with her family. Her first full-length book The Braid was published by Krupskaya Books … Room 220 presents Lauren Levin and Elizabeth Gross
The Community Book Center will host a roundtable of experienced activists and organizers from 4 – 6 p.m. on Saturday, December 10, at their storefront (2523 Bayou Road). The event will serve as a release party for Jordan Flaherty’s new book, No More Heroes: Grassroots Challenges to the Savior Mentality. Flaherty will discuss organizing against police violence, … Community Book Center hosts Activist Roundtable and Book Launch
