Curatorial Category: Selected by Antenna Collective

Seen

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Thermal Shutdown with David Sullivan

ABOUT ANIMALS OF EARTH (exhibition publication): This book is an act of resurrection — or at least, a ghostly approximation of one. Each image within these pages is a collaboration between historical record and artificial intelligence, attempting to conjure creatures that human hands have driven into oblivion. Inspired by John James Audubon’s meticulous renderings of … Thermal Shutdown with David Sullivan

Gazing B(l)ack by Chris Leaux

Artist Chris Leaux’s Exhibition Book, Seen, is an exploration of her creative works across mediums. Within the pages are Leaux’s poetry, musings, and thoughts made corporeal. This art/poetry/contemplative text is their processing relationships, joy, and grief. It’s a vulnerable celebratory text welcoming you to gaze inwardly and shift your perception. EXHIBITION DATES: Sept 13th-Oct 25th, … Gazing B(l)ack by Chris Leaux

The Lay of the Lack of the Land by Nicole Sara Simpkins

The Lay of the Lack of the Land 2025Nicole Sara Simpkins6×9, 68 pagesPerfect bound $23 Nicole Sara Simpkins is the recipient of Antenna’s 2025 Solo National Exhibition. This collection of prose poems integrates research about the predicaments of engineering, extraction, and changing ecosystems in the Mississippi River. Featuring photos, drawings, prints, notes and references, this publication was produced in tandem with an exhibition of … The Lay of the Lack of the Land by Nicole Sara Simpkins

FROM WHERE WE STAND

The 2025 Louisiana Group Show “From Where We Stand” opens Saturday, April 12, 2025 from 6-10 at Antenna, 3718 St. Claude! As a disparate group of artists selected by renowned New York-based curator, Niama Safia Sandy @___niama___ , our works explore a variety of issues in different visual mediums: the Indigenous people of Bvlbancha; spirituality and the … FROM WHERE WE STAND

30°/-90°

“It’s not where ya from, it’s where ya at.” Curated by Angel Perdomo, DiQuan Forcell, and Ryan Leitner Opening Reception: Saturday, November 9th, 6-10pm On view: 11/09/24-01/26/25  This is the Antenna Collective’s second group exhibition since our renewal of active members in 2023. In planning for this presentation, we have updated our mission statement and … 30°/-90°

“16.15.17”

“16.15.17” Gulf South Group Show 2024 curated by DiQuan Forcell and John Alleyne, featuring a range of work from six artists: A’mya Mcknight, Brikarri Williams, DiQuan Forcell, JaTaiRee Hudson Jr., JESSC.X, and John Alleyne.
The publication consists of 6 folded posters, held together with a belly band, 6″ x 9″.

“16.15.17”

An exhibition curated by DiQuan Forcell and John Alleyne Growing up as a person of color forges resilience amid constantvigilance. From early on, rigid gender norms dictate how we shouldbehave, penalizing any deviation from the norm. Navigating a worldwhere self-expression feels restricted, we may feel boxed in by societalexpectations. With a central focus on quelling … “16.15.17”

Finished Art School, Now What?

Finished Art School, Now What? is a how to build your career quick guide for recently graduated bachelor of arts students and early self taught artist. The author covers advice on everything from community building, studio practice structure outside of academia, and choosing whether to pursue advance art degrees. Jasmine Best is a mixed media … Finished Art School, Now What?

adentro, afuera: outside-and-in

MANOS is a collective of Latine artists with roots in various places outside and within the borders of the so-called United States. We formed in late 2022 out of a desire to cultivate opportunities and community among Latine artists, cultural workers, and lovers of arts in New Orleans. As Latine artists, we are often identified … adentro, afuera: outside-and-in

A Queer Park

A Queer Park is an exploration into what it means to have queer visibility in our city of New Orleans. After years of researching queer monuments and public spaces, I’ve come to an understanding of how queer sites of memory and representation are received by the public in western culture and why or when that … A Queer Park

Eugene’s Cove

On July 27, 1919, at a segregated beach on the south side of Chicago, 17-year-old Eugene Williams was stoned to death after floating across the imaginary color line in Lake Michigan. Building on the legend of an underwater paradise prevalent in African folklore, Eugene’s Cove by Lishan AZ imagines an underwater world where those we … Eugene’s Cove

A Queer Park

A Queer Park is a an exploration into what it means to have queervisibility our city of New Orleans. After years of researching queermonuments and public spaces, I’ve come to an understanding ofhow queer sites of memory and representation is received by thepublic in western culture and why or when that reception is metwith violence … A Queer Park

Kitsch N’ Synch

“For the last 17 years I have been painting people from photos from the 1890’s I found in someone’s trash. This occurrence is my origin story as it made me realize how finite my time on earth is and helped fuel what exactly I want to do with my life. It has always been my … Kitsch N’ Synch

EVIDENCE

EVIDENCE plays with themes around existing, utilizing interaction, materiality, and remnants to encourage an exploration of what it means to be, here, now.  BIO: RENEE ROYALE is an independent curator, visual artist, writer, and digital strategist.She is the founder of Support Black Art.Her writing has been featured in various publications including Burnaway, YARD Concept, Departures, the Observer, the International Review of African American Art, and the Black Aesthetic Volume III.She is a … EVIDENCE

Aesthetics of Accumulation Workshop 

Workshop with Sarah Elizabeth Cornejo  – 2023 National Call for Exhibition SelecteeJuly 29th, 12:00 to 3:00 PMPaper Machine, 6330 St Claude Ave  Interested in creating a sculpture with found objects? Join us for a one-day workshop lead by Memphis based artist, Sarah Elizabeth Cornejo.  Participants in the workshop will explore the significance and charged nature … Aesthetics of Accumulation Workshop