3718 First Floor Gallery

<p>Antenna gallery exhibitions at 3718 Saint Claude Street, first floor. Formerly known as Antenna’s “Reading Room.”</p>

King for a Day

Opening Reception: Saturday Feb 2, 6pm to 9pm, $5 suggested donation, music by DJ Ann Glaviano (HEATWAVE!) Second Saturday Reception: Feb 10, 6-10pm Featuring costumes by: Alana Harris – New Orleans Creole Belle Baby Dolls Laron Nelson – Opulent Designs Royalty costume creator for Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club, Inc., Krewe of Athena, Mystic King for a Day

Blue Library 3

On view: Dec 2, 2017-Jan 29, 2018 Opening Reception: Saturday Dec 9, 6-10pm Closing Reception: Jan 13, 2018, 6-10pm The third iteration of the Blue Library is books made from the 3K Project, a photographic answer to the first US travel ban. Participating artists are from the US, Somalia, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, and Blue Library 3

We Believe in Infinite Intelligence

On view: Oct 14 – Nov 27, 2017 Opening Reception: Saturday Oct 14, 6-10pm Closing Reception Saturday Nov 11, 6-10pm Daily hours: Tuesday through Sunday 12-5 We Believe in Infinite Intelligence draws from the booklet by Lacey Prpic Hedtke of the same name. This show is a entree into the religion of Spiritualism–the religion of We Believe in Infinite Intelligence

Paper Cut

On view: August 12-Oct 2, 2017 Opening Reception: Saturday August 12, 6-10pm Closing Reception: Oct 14, 6-10 Paper Cut is an exhibition consisting of five book artists working with a variety of cut paper techniques. Ranging from collage to hand cut pages to pressure printing, this exhibition celebrates tactile forms and creative use of paper. Paper Cut

Convergence

On view: June 10-July 31, 2017 Opening Reception: Saturday June 10, 6-10pm Closing Reception: July 8, 6-10 Daily hours: Tuesday through Sunday 12-5 Book artists Sara White and Jessica Peterson use letterpress printing and handmade paper to craft limited-edition, hand-bound artists’ books. Both artists use this time-intensive and highly crafted method of publishing to explore Convergence

Afro Brother Spacemen

Get the book in our online store!  On view: April 1 – May 28, 2017 Opening Reception: Saturday April 8, 6-10pm Closing Reception: Saturday May 13, 6-10pm Daily hours: Tuesday through Sunday 12-5 New Orleans native and editorial cartoonist John Slade celebrates the release of his trade paperback The Collected Known Adventures of the Afro Afro Brother Spacemen

Reverse Recuperation & The Agency of Form

On view: February 10- March 26, 2017 Opening Reception: Friday February 10, 6-10pm Closing Reception: Saturday March 11, 6-10pm Daily hours: Tues through Sun 12-5 This exhibition explores the use of “Reverse Recuperation” a term coined by Suzana Milevska and inspired by the French situationists technique “détournement” in Latin American female performance art. Artist books Reverse Recuperation & The Agency of Form

Blue Library Vol 2: Conversations

Dec 10, 2016- Jan 30, 2017 Opening Reception: Dec 10, 6-10pm Closing Reception: Jan 14, 6-10 Daily hours: Tuesday – Sunday 12-5 The Blue Library Vol 2: Conversations is a new collection of photobooks specifically made for this exhibition. 18 photographers were selected and asked to choose a partner to have a “conversation” with. The Blue Library Vol 2: Conversations

Dog Hospital

Opening Reception: Oct 8, 6-10pm Closing Reception: Nov. 12, 6-10pm Hours: Sat and Sun 12-5, Tuesday-Friday 12-5 call ahead Most of my work resides at the intersection between painting, drawing, and performance. For the last ten years I have been working on a series of paintings, and drawings that rely on gesture and improvisation to Dog Hospital

Soft Science

Featuring the work of New Orleans based artist Kate Lacour, Soft Science presents forms as specimens without narrative, and gives us functions as explanatory illustrations without context. Viewers are invited to lay aside cognitive effort and experience empirical knowledge as intuition. You can also see Lacour’s MoCCA award winning “Vivisectionary” every month in Antigravity Magazine, Soft Science