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Menas Gallery Chicago
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/mæn-ʌs/ --- /MAN-us/

Chicago art history and artists in a broader context

Publisher of /mæn-ʌs/: A Chicago Art zine (First issue published October 2025)

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Join us next week for 'General Strike' an exhibition of 75+ artist matchboxes. 🔥🔥🔥 joymachine.art/blogs/news/g...
November 13, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Chicago art gallery WEATHERPROOF'S 'THE GIANT RAFFLE AND CATAN TOURNAMENT AND MOVING IMAGE PROGRAM' coming soon! Starts November 22 with weekly games of Catan, Video programming, and a final raffle draw December 13th.

Buy your raffle tix and Catan buy-in from: weatherproof-107142.square.site

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Weatherproof Gallery's invitation to their Giant Raffle and Catan Tournament Weatherproof Gallery's invitation to their Giant Raffle and Catan Tournament shows the dates for the Catan games, video programming, and raffle draw
November 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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November 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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The first issue of /mæn-ʌs/ Chicago Art Zine is now available! A lot of cool content - 32 pages, printed on 60lb stock, edition of 100.

Available now in the shop: www.menasgallerychicago.com/shop/p/mn-s-...

#chicagoart #artzine #art
The image shows the first issue of /mæn-ʌs/ Chicago Art Zine, shrink-wrapped and in piles with one loose issue on top.
November 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Not so much the snow
The Jesus And Mary Chain - Happy When It Rains (Official Music Video)
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November 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Robert Lostutter (b.1939) is a Chicago artist best known for his paintings of men who are being transformed or masked with plant, fish, and bird forms. In 1998, the Renaissance Society created coasters based on his work, in an edition of 1,000.

Robert Lostutter, Coasters, 1998

#chicagoart #art
The image is of four coasters, printed with a masked man on each. The masks are made up of plant and bird forms, all done in vibrant colors.
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Holy shit, what a cover of Seven Nation Army! Twenty One pilots did right by the White Stripes at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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Twenty One Pilots - Seven Nation Army Cover - The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame 2025 HD
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November 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Ryan Travis Christian riffs on vintage animation and aesthetics, commonly referencing Chicago imagists, in his dark humor paintings and graphite drawings – which he renders in grayscale. (from the Anthony Gallery website)

Ryan Travis Christian, Keep Calm and Calm Down, 2025

#chicagoart #art
Ryan Travis Christian's image depicts a young woman's b bulbous breasts as googlie eyes in a graphite drawing
November 10, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Catalytic Sound Fest Chicago
November 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Chadd Scott reviews Chicago artist Theaster Gates' exhibition “Oh, You’ve Got to Come Back to the City.” The exhibition takes its name from Chicagoan Marvin Tate’s (b. 1959) song “City Promenade.” See it at Gray Gallery through December 20, 2025.

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Image is of Chicago artist Theaster Gates' work "Advertisement," 2025. The image is broken up into panels of primarily white, with green, yellow and blue also represented. Across the image is the phone number 1-800-ROOFING.
November 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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November 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Jazz artist Frank Catalano remembers and celebrates Chicago artist Tony Fitzpatrick (1958-2025)

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#tonyfitzpatrick #inmemoriam #chicagoart #chicagoartist #frankcatalano
November 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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What a beautiful city
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Somewhere in those trees, someone is taking engagement photos right now. Guaranteed. 🍁💍
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #autumn #millenniumpark
📸: @waywelling via Instagram
November 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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A new Conservation and Science center is being created at the Art Institute of Chicago

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#artinstituteofchicago #graingercenter #artconservation #artscience #chicagoart #art
Conservation and Science Take Center Stage in the New Grainger Center | The Art Institute of Chicago
Every artwork in the Art Institute’s collections—whether it’s on view in the galleries, protected in storage, or traveling the globe—comes under the care of the Conservation and Science team.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Kerry James Marshall (American, b.1955) is recognized as one of the leading contemporary artists of his time, focusing on the invisibility of Black figures in Western art, typically through representational painting, also in drawings and sculptures.

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Kerry James Marshall, Vignette Suite, 2005/2008 #chicagoart #chicagoartist
Kerry James Marshall (b.1955) is an American artist and professor, recognized as one of the leading contemporary artists of his time. His focus is on the invisibility of Black figures in the Western…
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November 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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You're unbelievable

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EMF - Unbelievable (Official Music Video) HD
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November 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Tom Torluemke "Sorted Sheets"
November 8 2025 - January 17 2026

Opening Reception Saturday November 8, 5-7pm

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November 4, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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Chicago art ephemera: Ralph Arnold "who you/yea baby" exhibition postcard. Show featured paintings, collage, and constructions created 1959-1975. The art exhibit ran from December 7, 2007 - January 5, 2008 at Corbett vs. Dempsey Gallery in Chicago.

#ralpharnold #chicagoarti #chicagoartephemera #art
November 3, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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Hüsker Dü. Live. 1985.

Numero Group's "Hüsker Dü 1985: The Miracle Year" from @numerogroup.bsky.social is a 4-LP edition of an entire January 30 1985 set, 20 extra live tracks from the year’s touring schedule, and a deluxe 36-page book. Cannot wait to listen!
Cover of Numero Group's "Hüsker Dü 1985: The Miracle Year," a 4 LP set of live music.
November 1, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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House of smoke and mirrors
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1140 North Lawler Avenue
Google Streetview of the property with PIN10 1604402020: 1140 North Lawler Avenue
November 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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November 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Chicago artist Nick Cave’s first public outdoor sculpture, Amalgam (Origin), has found its home in the permanent collection of Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park.

Photo: Jason Whalen, Fauna Creative

www.meijergardens.org/nickcave/

#nickcave #frederikmeijergardens #chicagoartist #art
Nick Cave » Meijer Gardens | Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
Nick Cave’s first public outdoor sculpture, Amalgam (Origin), has found its home in the permanent collection of Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park.
www.meijergardens.org
November 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Gladys Nilsson's "Caked: a plein air romp with bakery goods," a mural in the Art Institute off Chicago, painted 2025.

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#gladysnilsson #hairywho #chicagoart #chicagoartist #mural #art #artvideo
Chicago Artist: Gladys Nilsson, Caked: a plein air romp with bakery goods, 2025 #chicagoart
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October 31, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Chicago Art History: Richard Hull, A Painter's Winter, 1985

Provenance: Phyllis Kind Gallery, Chicago and Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago 8th Benefit Auction, 1987, lot #14

#richardhull #chicagoart #chicagoartist #chicagoarthistory #art
October 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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A View From the Easel - an interview with one of my favorite artists, Tony Tasset

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A View From the Easel
“I try to only love people. However, I do really, really like the proportions of my studio.”
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October 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM