Ghost Orchid is an artist book inspired by the ghost orchid, Dendrophylax lindenii, the highly coveted and elusive flora native to the South Florida Everglade and the wetlands of Cuba. The book uses prose, imagery, and holographic papers to narrate a fever dream from the perspective of the orchid and its pollinators. Cristina Molina hails … Ghost Orchid
July 13, 7 p.m. via zoom Link to join Webinarhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83050316142 Join us as we celebrate the release of In Love and Struggle by Kalamu ya Salaam, recipient of a 2021 Antenna Press Award. This event is virtual and open to the public. Kalamu will read from the book and discuss his life and work. You can purchase … Virtual Book Release Event: In Love and Struggle
In conjunction with Senegalese linguistic specialists from Boston University, the “JAMBAR” book project details a short story written in Wolof, the main language of what was once Senegambia. Buttressed by research in Dakar, the illustrations that accompany each sentence were influenced by scripts spanning the Sahel region to include Bassa Vah and Hieratic. Part performance … JAMBAR
Join us as we celebrate the release of As Many Genders by Mick Kligler, recipient of a 2022 Antenna Press Award. This event is free and open to the public, and there will be refreshments and exciting coloring activities for kids! This is the first children’s book published by Antenna Press, and we are so excited to … Book Release: As Many Genders
We are so excited to host New Orleans artist Cristina Molina as the June resident at the Paper Machine. Cristina will be working on a book project based on the mysterious ghost orchid, native of the South Florida Everglades and the Wetlands of Cuba. The book will combine prose, imagery, and luminous materials to narrate … Cristina Molina: June Paper Machine Resident
Antenna Press is thrilled to participate in Fanzineist Vienna Art Book & Zine Fair, May 26 to 28 in Vienna, Austria! Artist Magali Duzant will be staffing our book table, and we’ll be introducing Europe to many of our fantastic titles, including Polo Silk’s Pop That Thang!!!, The Abolitionist’s Field Guide by jackie sumell, Gladiator … Antenna Press at Fanzineist Vienna Art Book & Zine Fair
Water is Louisiana’s most abundant resource. Water saturates the air with humidity; it permeates the coastline as the oceans rise. It falls from the sky in torrential rainstorms that flood the cities. It cuts through the land at the terminal of the Mississippi River, a vital and historical port of commerce. Water, more than anything, … Water Site
Gladiator School documents Theral Harris’ time from ages 13 to 17 incarcerated in Baltimore’s juvenile justice system in the 1990s. Through first-hand narrative, recovered photos, and ephemera, the book exposes the effects of criminalizing youth in a system “designed to break your spirit.” Tammy Mercure is a photographer and book artist. Theral Harris is a … Gladiator School
