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
Jesús Ángel García performs “You Have to Get Naked to Be Clothed in the Lord (or “How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love the Reverend’s Wife”)” at the Writers With Drinks reading series in San Francisco. Garcia will perform at the Antenna Gallery on Saturday, June 25, at 7 p.m. to celebrate the launch … “You Have to Get Naked to Be Clothed in the Lord” by JESUS ANGEL GARCIA
Pelican Bomb, an online comrade, has posted Part 2 of the two-part series I wrote about the publications of Loujon Press, a fine-press publisher based in the French Quarter in the 1960s. Loujon published two of Bukowski’s first books, four issues of its literary magazine, The Outsider, and two of Henry Miller’s books, which are … The Artistry of Loujon Press: Part 2
Bay Area transmedia artist Jesús Ángel García will perform at the Antenna Gallery on Saturday, June 25, at 7 p.m. to celebrate the release of his debut novel, badbadbad. He will be joined by essayist and poet Hannah Miet. García’s work is an innovative and intense experience that combines a traditional print book, a soundtrack … Jesús Ángel García launches transmedia novel BADBADBAD
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!
