WORN AGAIN Exhibit
JUNKFISH CAVIAR a new show by SUSAN GISLESON
Opening Reception
Saturday June 12th, 6:00-9:00PM
Junkfish Caviar is a series of sculptures made from salvaged or redeemed materials as well as photographs and an installation that explore a personal mythology. The show describes the possibility of finding treasure in the garbage or beauty in trauma: the ability to get something precious out of what is often considered worthless.
Read Doug MacCash's review of Junkfish Caviar at nola.com or on our Antenna Press page.
For more information feel free to contact Susan Gisleson @ 504. 250-7975 or iamsusangisleson@yahoo.com.
READING: TRAVIS NICHOLS & PAUL KILLEBREW Sunday May 23rd 5:00
PRESS STREET & ANTENNA are proud to host writers
TRAVIS NICHOLS & PAUL KILLEBREW
Sunday afternoon @ 5:00 on May 23rd
Paul will be reading from his new poetry collection Flowers and Travis from his debut novel Off We Go Into the Wild Blue Yonder.
Drinks and light refreshment will be served.
On Travis Nichols & Off We Go Into the Wild Blue Yonder:
Titled after the US Air Force song, this engaging debut explores the legacy of the
Greatest Generation from the perspective of Generation Y, the fallout of war through
the eyes of a pacifist, and the enduring human desire for love, adventure, truth, and
understanding.
“Nichols handles beautifully the hidden meanings in old family tales heard a hundred
times . . . the novel often reads like a piece of music that is wonderfully original.”
—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
“Travis Nichols locates the story in history, the pistol in epistolary. This is crushingly
great, altogether original debut that reads like an incantation. I dare you
to stop reading.”—ED PARK
Born in Iowa in 1979, Travis Nichols now lives in Chicago where he is an editor at the
Poetr y Foundation. A regular contributor to the Huffington Post, former bookseller, and
tour bus manager for the Wave Books Poetr y Bus, his writing has appeared in the Village
Voice, Believer, Details, Paste, Stranger, and Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
http://www.amazon.com/Off-
On Paul Killebrew and Flowers
Flowers Paul Killebrew. Canarium Books (SPD, dist.), $14 (88p) ISBN 978-0-9822376-2-5
Killebrew strikes many different notes in his long-awaited debut. Amid poems cluttered with offices, “confederated ideas,” ambition, and calls from the mayor, he is sometimes cheeky, resigned to “the tremendous gap between the refrigerator/ and the conscientious voter.” Love poems like “I Will Learn to Make You Happy” and “I Love Country Music” are intimate and graceful, displaying startling and simple truths, noticed precisely. Killebrew channels Frank O'Hara, and it's tempting to get lost in these moments of ebullience. Elsewhere, John Ashbery is the New York School spirit most palpably felt, not just in the poem titled for him, but also in the long central poem “In Eight Parts,” which begins, “I grew up an anxious painting by my dad's shaking hand,” and can be read as Killebrew's “Self Portrait in a Convex Mirror.” There are also more abstract moments: “birdbath interstate flowerbed shoulder restitution fencing.” Throughout, Killebrew intelligently and compellingly explores the possibilities and uses of poetry and the experience of living in language—how its abstractions seduce, and how concrete moments like thunderstorms “make the whole thing feel justified,/ or at least without unbearable luxury.” Though his work worries the “negotiation between expectation/ and an ever-tapering capacity for surprise,” Killebrew's collection leaves us plenty of reason to be optimistic. (Apr.)
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ReFest - Screening of THE STORY OF STUFF
Please Join Us for a Special Screening:
Saturday, May 15, 2010
5:00pm to 6:30pm
ANTENNA
3161 Burgundy Street
New Orleans, LA 70117
The Story of Stuff is an animated short film that explores the often hidden environmental and social consequences of America’s love affair with its stuff. (20 minutes) Free admission. The screening will be followed by panel discussion. Hosted by ReFest, Antenna & Charitable Film Network.
Panelists:
Phyllis Jordan, The Green Project
Sean Vissar, Rebuilding Together New Orleans
Emily Morrison, Trouser House
Jerald L. White, Charitable Film Network
ReFest is the all-day, super-exciting, kick-off festival for “The ReUse District” – A new collaboration between reuse nonprofits, small businesses, and community organizations in the 7th Ward, Bywater, Marigny, St. Claude, and St. Roch neighborhoods. The ReUse District is spearheaded by The Green Project, Habitat for Humanity Restore, Preservation Resource Center, Rebuilding Together New Orleans, and St. Claude Avenue Main Street.
Functioning much like an arts district, The ReUse District hopes to increase the appreciation of and accessibility to reused materials in our neighborhoods and all of New Orleans. Reuse is the most environmentally responsible form of recycling, and while the city has no formal municipal recycling program, it is still important to incorporate reuse into daily life. The ReUse District is the first of its kind in the nation and currently has 21 members.
For more information about additional ReFest events or ReUse District visit: www.thereusedistrict.org or contact Beth at communication@thegreenproject.org or Marissa at Mallweiss@rtno.org
ReFest Sponsors:
Antenna, Beth’s Books, Charitable Film Network, Dr. Bob Art, Elysian Fleas, The Green Project, Habitat for Humanity Antenna, Restore, Hi-Ho Lounge, National Art and Hobby, Mimi’s in the Marigny, The Mother-In-Law Lounge, Orleans Parish Community District, Phoenix Recycling, Preservation Resource Center, Rebuild Source, Rebuilding Together New Orleans, RUBARB, Saturn Bar, and Trouser House.
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DANK MIRTH by Caesar Meadows currently showing
DANK MIRTH
Qomix Burlaps by Caesar Meadows
Opens Sat May 8th, 6-9pm and on view until June 6th
Projection Bias installations open until May 2nd
PROJECTION BIAS
Opening reception Saturday April 10th, 2010, 6-9pm
Featuring works by
Michael Anderson
Courtney Fathom Sell
Stephen Kwok
curated by Robin Wallis Atkinson
on view April 9th - May 2nd
Film Screening by Courtney Fathom Sell April 15th, 8pm
Opening reception Saturday April 10th, 2010, 6-9pm
Ableton Live workshop - SIGN UP NOW
Learn to produce, dj and perform using Ableton Live. Two days of immersive Ableton Live Master Classes will be held at Antenna April 3 & 4th, 11am -6pm. For more information, go to
http://www.electroniccreatives.com
Price lowered, $100 per day, sign up now!
Big Apple-Big Easy Film Exchange
You are invited to a special screening and reception for New York filmmaker Mirko Rucnov. Mirko will be in New Orleans for the next few weeks to conduct research for his new feature film. Please join us in welcoming him to the Big Easy.
FIRST DAY OF PEACE
By Mirko Rucnov
SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 2010
6:00 p.m.
ANTENNA
3161 Burgundy Street
New Orleans, LA 70117
First Day of Peace, takes place at the end of the civil war in Bosnia. The film follows Marko, a middle-aged peasant, who decides to plow his land at the disputed border on the day a peace agreement is announced. While scattered and "friendly" gunfire echoes from both sides, Marko's simple human action brings a moment of harmony to a land torn apart by the madness of war. (16 minutes)
Admission FREE
R.S.V.P. to mail@charitablefilmnetwork.org.
Writer: Mirko Rucnov
Producer: Sonja Rucnov
Co-Producers: Shrihari Sathe & Mirko Rucnov
Director of Photography: Rolf Dekens
Editor: Mirko Rucnov
Cast: Rajko Rucnov, Sivac, Rodoljub Burazor, Mile Grbic
AWARDS:
Killer Films Development Award
Faculty Select, Columbia University 2009
Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Short, Slamdance 2010
DIRECTOR'S BIO:
Mirko Rucnov, Mirko Rucnov, originally from Bosnia, graduated from Columbia University Graduate Film School in May 2009. "First Day of Peace" is his thesis film. He is currently preparing the groundwork for his first feature film, MOTHER. Contact: mirkorucnov@gmail.com
The Big Apple-Big Easy Film Exchange is an initiative of the Charitable Film Network. Established in 2008, "Big[BIG]Films" cultivates creative collaborations between New Orleans and New York filmmakers through networking and outreach. Contact mail@charitablefilmnetwork.org for additional details.
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BENEFIT SCREENING FOR THE CINE INSTITUTE - HAITI'S ONLY FILM SCHOOL
Please join us for the screening of MADAME TIZO, by David Belle
Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 6:00 PM
ANTENNA
3163 Burgundy Street
New Orleans, LA 70117
$10 donations will be accepted at the door. All donations will benefit the Ciné Institute - Haiti's only film school.
Madam TiZo (Mrs. Little Bones) is a documentary portrait of a dynamic peasant healer from Jacmel, Haiti. The film tells the story of an extraordinary Haitian elder who runs the equivalent of a rural health clinic from her modest thatched roof hut, situated near the Jacmel River. While taking care of numerous relatives and neighbors who depend upon her, Mrs. Little Bones or Mother Bones as friends know her, simultaneously works as a midwife and leaf doctor for an endless stream of men, women and children who find their way to her yard seeking relief from their maladies. Humorous, mysterious and insightful, the film offers a rare glimpse into the traditional life of Haitian peasants. A reality where faith in the spirit world is central to resolving problems and where access to modern medicine is extremely limited. (64 minutes)
Space is limited, please r.s.v.p. at mail@chairitablefilmnetwork.
Opening! Deep Pockets Group Show Sat March 13th
Saturday March 13th - April 4th, 2010
pictured: Brad Benischek
March is the month for Antenna's group show:
Robin Atkinson
Brad Benischek
Angela Driscoll
Courtney Egan
Ellen Ellis
Susan Gisleson
Laura Gipson
Shawn Hall
Natalie McLaurin
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 Natalie and Robin |  Ellen Ellis |  Natalie McLauren |  Courtney Egan |  Brad Benischek |
 Brad Benischek |  Robin Wallis Atkinson |  Robin Wallace Atkinson |  Angela Driscoll |  Angela Driscoll |
 Shawn Hall |  Shawn Hall |  Laura Gipson |  Laura Gipson |  Susan Gisleson |
FREE COMMUNITY CINEMA SCREENING: THE EYES OF ME
Please join us for a FREE New Orleans Community Cinema Screening of
THE EYES OF ME
by Keith Maitland
Saturday, February 20, 2010
FREE Admission!
How do you see yourself, when you can't see at all? At the Texas School for the Blind students juggle all the usual pressures of high school along with the added struggles of growing up blind. Spend a dynamic year with four blind teens learning how to fit in and live independently. Forced to confront the world without sight, they share their inner-visions of the outer world. Ultimately, you cannot understand their perceptions without challenging your own. (59 min) View Film Trailer!
Community Cinema is a free monthly screening series that pairs independently produced documentary films on timely and important social issues with leading organizations working on related issues in communities across the country. Screenings are followed by a panel discussion, featured speaker, or other presentation.
SPONSORS: Charitable Film Network, New Orleans Office of Film & Television, Louisiana Office of Entertainment Industry Development, Public Broadcasting Service, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, National Endowment for the Arts, Independent Television Service, and Antenna.
For more information visit: communitycinema.org or contact mail@chairtablefilmnetwork.org.
Current:NOLA meeting
Current:NOLA is a discussion group/think tank of artists and writers engaged in raising the national and international profile of contemporary New Oreans visual art through dialogue, promotion, and critical writing.
The next meeting of Current:NOLA will be Wednesday, February 3 from 7:00 to 8:30 at Antenna Gallery, 3161 Burgundy between Clouet and Louisa.
Further to our mission statement above, the agenda for this meeting will be discussion of our first two projects: development of an informal art discussion series and a panel of paid critical art writers. As we are beginning the grant writing process for the latter, please bring any freelance writers you know (not specifically art writers) to assist us in deciding best practices for employing freelance writers.
Cynthia Scott
Screening of "After the Storm" by the CBC
In conjunction with Silence is Violence and the "Strike Against Crime" this week, Antenna will screen "After the Storm," an investigative documentary about the murder of Helen Hill. "After the Storm" was produced by Fifth Estate, a news program of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
CUBA, NOW!
January 9th- February 7th, 2010
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.
Opening reception: Saturday January 9th, 6:00 - 9:00.
Book signing: Thursday, January 14th, 7:00 - 9:00
Cuba, Now! is part of a major citywide presentation of arts, music and culture related to Cuba-- Si Cuba!-- taking place in New Orleans this January through the spring of 2010. Organized by the Newcomb Art Gallery at Tulane University and the New Orleans Museum of Art, Si Cuba! is a collaborative venture between museums, universities, galleries and other arts organizations in New Orleans.
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WILLIAM GREINER in Dec - PhotoNOLA
December 12, 2009 - January 10th, 2010
Antenna celebrates PhotoNOLA with the color photo series "Cruise" by William Greiner.
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CRUISE, shot on ships plying the vacation destinations of the Caribbean between 2002 – 2007, gives vivid glimpses into the world of the intentionally waterbound.
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POST/MEDIUM DEMO PARTY: come have a drink and learn about an important new resource for local artists
BETWEEN THE FOLDS (a free screening of the documentary by Vanessa Gould)
a free screening of the documentary
BETWEEN THE FOLDS
By Vanessa Gould
Saturday, November 21, 2009 6:00PM
ANTENNA
3161 Burgundy Street
New Orleans, LA 70117
Special Guest: Mike Turner, Japan Society of New Orleans
Hosted By: Charitable Film Network, Antenna Gallery, Japan Society of New Orleans, Whole Foods Market, OrigamiUSA, and The Mathematical Association of America.
GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS FUNDRAISER and DRAWING SHOW
thank you to everyone who donated work and who bid on work! We are in the process of calling the winning bidders and getting the work to you. Bids are open on the work that didn't go - please stop in and get a fabulous piece!
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BABYLON LEXICON at Antenna!
See fabulous book art at Antenna - Babylon Lexicon's show is here and ready for you to peruse (gloves provided!) Great pieces by Jenny Norman, Chad Mo, Myrna and more!
Bosch Beer Bash Thursday
Come and help raise money for our non-profit gallery Antenna by re-drawing sections of Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights on Thursday the 12th. Beer and snacks provided. 6:00 - 10:00.
The 8' x 12' drawing will be sold by the inch during Antenna's drawing show/fundraiser on Saturday November 14th 6:00 - 9:00. See the flyer for the event below!
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OCT. 20th AUTHOR STEPHEN ELLIOTT READS AT ANTENNA
Author Stephen Elliott Will read from his brilliant and highly praised new memoir The Adderall Diaries
WHERE: Antenna, 3161 Burgundy Street, New Orleans, LA 70117
Free and open to the public. Drinks will be served.
You can also check out www.stephenelliott.com
ABOUT THE ADDERALL DIARIES:
In the spring of 2007, a brilliant and well-known computer programmer named Hans Reiser stands accused of murdering his beautiful, estranged wife, Nina. Despite a mountain of circumstantial evidence against him, he proclaims his innocence, and the body is yet to be found. The case takes an unusual twist when Nina’s former lover, and Hans’ former best friend, Sean Sturgeon, confesses to eight unrelated murders that no one has ever heard of.
When a reporter contacts Stephen Elliott about Sturgeon—whose path he has crossed in San Francisco’s underground S&M scene—Elliott is paralyzed by writer’s block, in the thrall of Adderall dependency, and despondent over his inability to maintain a stable romantic relationship. The reporter’s questions spur Elliott to rethink Sturgeon, and to wonder exactly what kind of person confesses to murders he likely did not commit? Perhaps a man like Elliott’s own father.
So begins a brave and riveting journey through a neon landscape of false confessions, self-medication, and torturous sex. Set against the backdrop of a nation at war, in the declining years of the Silicon Valley tech boom and the dawn of Paris Hilton’s celebrity, The Adderall Diaries is at once a gripping account of a murder trial and a scorching investigation of self. Tough, tender, and unflinchingly honest, it is a breakout book by one of the most daring writers of his generation.
“Elliott ruthlessly flays the truth past the point of tears, to heights of consciousness achievable only through the masochistic act of writing. Elliott may be writing under the influence, but it’s the influence of genius.”
—VANITY FAIR
“Stephen Elliott’s superb, sprawling meta-memoir might be just what the genre needs to salvage it from the legacy of James Frey.”
—TIME OUT NEW YORK, five of five stars
“Nakedly manipulative and all but impossible to resist….[The first sentence] sucked me in twice, because the moment I revisited The Adderall Diaries (intending only to select quotes for this review) I immediately started reading the book again.”
—THE BOSTON GLOBE
“A refined, beautiful work of art…deserves a place on the shelf next to such classics of uninhibited American introspection as On the Road and A Fan’s Notes.”
—KIRKUS, starred review
A FREE SCREENING of COPYRIGHT CRIMINALS/OCT. 17th
COPYRIGHT CRIMINALS
a documentary by Benjamin Franzen & Kembrew McLeod
Can you own a sound? It depends who you ask. For more than thirty years, innovative hip-hop performers from Public Enemy to De La Soul have been re-using portions of previously recorded music in new and otherwise original compositions. But when record company lawyers got involved everything changed. What was once referred to as "borrowed melody" became a "copyright infringement." Trace the rise of hip-hop from the urban streets of New York to its current status as a multibillion-dollar industry. (70 minutes)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2009 at 6:00PM
ANTENNA
3161 Burgundy St. New Orleans, LA 70117
FREE Admission
NEW ORLEANS COMMUNITY CINEMA is a monthly screening series, that pairs independently produced documentary films, on timely and important social issues, with leading organizations working on related issues in communities across the country. Community Cinema screenings are followed by a short panel discussion, featured speakers, or other presentations.
SPEAKERS:
Chuck "Lyrikill" Jones, The Soundclash
Betty Washington, HIP HOP Teen Magazine
Jerald L. White, Charitable Film Network
HOSTED BY CHARITABLE FILM NETWORK, Antenna, HIPHOP Teen Magazine, Public Broadcasting Service, Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Independent Television Service.
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: myspace.
DEEP. DOWN. DIRTY. opens Sat Oct 10th
Robin Wallis Atkinson curates "Deep Down Dirty" opening Saturday, Oct 10th, from 6-9pm. After party with Katie Red at the Always Lounge on St. Claude $7 at the door!
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 |  Bradley djs |  Stacey, Wink, and Atticus |  Katey Red afterparty |
4TH ANNUAL NEW ORLEANS 24 HOUR COMICS DAY/OCT. 3rd
4TH ANNUAL NEW ORLEANS
Please join us for 24 Hour Comics Day - An International Day of Comic Creation, where cartoonists are challenged to produce a 24-page comic book - written, drawn, and completed in 24 consecutive hours!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2009
10:00AM - 2:00PM
Whole Foods Market (Arabella Station)
5600 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
LOCAL YOUTH are invited to a morning of comic fun! Meet New Orleans Cartoonist Eli Ivory and his comic drawing students. FREE drawing lessons, healthy snacks and prizes!
3:30PM
Antenna Gallery
3161 Burgundy Street
New Orleans, LA 70117
New Orleans cartoonists Eli Ivory and John Slade challenge themselves to complete a comic book in 24 hours! Books and other unique items will be available for sale.
Sponsored by Antenna Gallery, Charitable Film Network, Ivory Comics, National Art & Hobby, Antigravity Magazine, Crescent City Comics, and Whole Foods Market.
For more information contact mail@chairtablefilmnetwork.org
California Dreaming @ Antenna
Saturday September 12 - October 4th, 2009
Antenna presents: CALIFORNIA DREAMING west coast influenced video by Mads Lynnerup, Patrick Rock, Chris Sollars, Brian Storts, and Kathryn Williamson. Curated by shawn hall.
All 5 artists showed performance and installation work in nola between 1999-2001 as a part of Bing Bang Art Bash at the Mermaid Lounge. Having all met while attending the San Francisco Art Institute in the late 1990's, the video work reflects the sensibility they share and a west coast conceptual framework. Curiosity and the explorations and acts that spring forth are a hallmark. The prankster is at play here, and a sense of freedom and playfulness embodies the Californian spirit that has taken up some form of residence in these 5 artists.
The work chosen for this show has an association with ideas of transport, transportation, and transformation. California is the mecca for this transportmationtationformation. Antenna invites you to dream on!
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Moose Jackson Book Release and Comics Jam!
June 30th: Book Release party for Bitter Ink, a cross-country collaboration between New Orleans poet Raymond “Moose” Jackson and visual artist Brian Zeigler, published by Press Street. Poetry performance, original art, DJ Bee’s Knees, drinks and a comics jam! Buy the book here in the store!
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Sum: works by Angela Driscoll and Kevin H. Jones
May 9th - June 21st, 2009
Feedback by Kevin Jones, left
Blog Drawing by Angela Driscoll, right
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 Angela Driscoll Blog Drawing |  Feedback by Kevin Jones |  Sum Opening May 9th |
Out of the Same Pot
April 2009
photo by Mimi Zarsky
Out of the Same Pot - Hosted by the New Orleans Post-Racism Group and Antenna
a potluck to encourage multiracial discussion in the art community
Download the press release for Out of the Same Pot here.
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Sommeil: A Concert for Sleep photo here and a fundraiser for Antenna
SOMMEIL: A CONCERT FOR SLEEP curated by composer TANNER MENARD
April 11th - Sunday April 12th, 2009
see Times-Picayune article here.
don't let the flash disturb you!
Video lighting provided by VJ CHIKA
All proceeds benefit Antenna Gallery.
Sommeil: A Concert for Sleep, is an international collaborative experiment curated by Tanner Menard.
Pop Druid
David Dixon's "Pop Druid" March 14 through April 5
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Paperworks by Pat Cronin
February 14 - March 8th, 2009
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3' x 5' oil mixed media on paper, left
4" x 6" oil crayon, right
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Meat vs. Dirt by Brad Benisheck
January 10th - February 8th, 2009
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L.A.B. presents Shawn Hall
December 13th - January 4th, 2008
Take a Chance on Rock and Roll
November 1st - November 18th, 2008
wouldn't this be a great t-shirt? you could have one! see our store.
with work by Courtney Egan in the back room
Stitch
September 13th - October 19th, 2008
Laura Gipson (pictured), Anne Boudreaux, Kourtney Keller, Jenny LeBlanc, Gina Phillips, Christine Sauer, and Cynthia Scott
curated by Susan Gisleson
Hart McNee and the McNee family clan
August 9th - September 7th, 2008
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Echoic
July 12th - August 3rd, 2008
video still, Rachel DeTrinis
curated by Natalie Sciortino-Rinehart
Green Zone New Orleans
June 14th - July 6th, 2008
Reading and book signing by Mark Yacich - purchase the book here at our store!
installation by Antenna gallery
Narrative
April 12-May 17, 2008
Brad Benischek and Berman Black
Shawn Hall
