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Image of Jello Biafra, former lead singer of the Dead Kennedy's, wearing a "Democracy ____________" tshirt

The scary thing about getting older is the reminder that none of us, not even the orneriest punk ever, is safe. Speedy recovery to Jello Biafra after having a stroke Saturday.

ZineMap - Drop Your Zines, Find Your People Explore a global map of the zine universe, track your zines, and discover new places to share your work.

Check out zinemap.com. This international map of zine shops, libraries and events is a stellar resource - lots of community input and some interviews too. Thanks to its creator CJ for telling me about it this morning. Happy to boost this, as it's filled with useful information.

This video premiered as part of Intuit's annual Visionary Ball gala on Thursday, June 10, 2021. To learn more about Intuit, visit www.art.org. Visionary Ball 2021: Special Guests Bob Faust and Nick Cave

Chicago artists Bob Faust and Nick Cave talk about how special Chicago's Intuit Art Museum is
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Image is of a repurposed vending machine, now selling a variety of art goods from Chicago artists. This machine is located in Chicago's Revolution Brewing.

/mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine is now available at Chicago's Revolution Brewing, through Good Things Vending! Go grab a drink and. copy of the zine, support two local entrepreneurs.

#chicagoart #zine #art

Tequila Cask Finished Rum label created for 18th Street Distillery. Liz Flores x 18th Street Distillery

Chicago art History: Chicago artist Liz Flores profiled by 18th Street Distillery
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Sign the Petition STOP the Demolition of the Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room!

Designed in 1893 by architects Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler, the Chicago Stock Exchange Building was celebrated as an architectural masterpiece.

And its crown jewel was the breathtaking Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room.

change.org/SaveTheTradingRoom

Good Luck With That, by lowground 5 track album

Great Chicago band - find them on Bandcamp

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The "Lines and Language" zine show is up at Prism Spaces in Chicago!

TOMORROW NIGHT: Artist Reception on March 6th, from 6-8pm - there will be music, drinks, and snacks, come check out all the zines!
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#chicagozines #artzine #menasartzine #artexhibition #prismspaces #chicagoart #chicagoartists

Join us next Friday (the 13th) for our 13-Year Anniversary Show! See you soon.

Image shows the small press section of Chicago Comics, now with /mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine included!

Image shows a general view of Chicago Comics, with comics, books, artwork, and sculptures

/mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine is now available at Chicago Comics (@chicagocomics.bsky.social)! This store is chock full of amazing items, so really great to be added to their inventory!

#chicagocomics #chicagoart #chicagoartists #chicagoartzine #zine #menasgallerychicago #menasgallery #art

A white and black skull on blue background with a red outline, painted by Chicago artist Tom Billings in 2026

Tom Billings, Whore Skull, 2026

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Black and white photo of Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain would have been 59 today - has it really been 31 years since he left us? Hug your friends and family, let them know they are not alone

A toy army soldier with no head stands above the name Roland

Send lawyers, guns, and money

I live in the burbs and work downtown, no issues in either location

An Introduction to Outsider Artist Henry Darger and His Bizarre 15,000-Page Illustrated Masterwork The expression 'Don't quit your day job' is often used as an insult, implying that the recipient's creative skills aren't up to attracting a career-supporting audience.

An Introduction to Outsider Artist Henry Darger and His Bizarre 15,000-Page Illustrated Masterwork

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Now available in the shop The second issue of /mæn-ʌs/ Chicago Art Zine! RIP Tony Fitzpatrick, Maxwell Volkman mask, public art, and more - 40 pages this time, printed on 60lb stock, edition of 100.

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What a shame, I was hoping the quote would humanize the building

A lithograph in black, white, red, blue, and yellow, depicts various objects floating or perched upon buildings and other urban objects

Richard Hull (American, b. 1955) - this Chicago artist is a graduate of the School of the Art Institute Chicago, where many of Chicago’s legendary Imagist painters showed and taught in the late-1970’s, and their influence on his work is clear.

Now, 1990 lithograph

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Chicago Gallery News | Chicago Truborn Nestled in the heart of West Town and established in 2011, Chicago Truborn is a sanctuary for both emerging and established artists, specializing in street/graffiti/pop art. Unconventional and…

A look at Chicago Truborn, a long running Chicago art gallery
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Image how's slate roofing tiles from the renovation of Chicago's Rockefeller Chapel, part of the collection on display at the Smart Museum's art exhibition "Theaster Gates: Unto Thee"

Closing soon: "Theaster Gates: Unto Thee" is up at Chicago's Smart Museum only until February 22nd
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Image of the album "Life Time," by the Rollins Band, showing two hands squeezing the Earth

Happy birthday to Henry Rollins, a big influence on me in my youth - here's to many more 2.13.61!

@henryrollins21361.bsky.social

Bud Cort, who recently passed away, is shown playing the banjo in a scene from the movie "Harold and Maude"

Cause there's a million things to be
You know that there are

#budcort

Now available in the shop The second issue of /mæn-ʌs/ Chicago Art Zine! RIP Tony Fitzpatrick, Maxwell Volkman mask, public art, and more - 40 pages this time, printed on 60lb stock, edition of 100.

#chicagoart #art #chicagoartzine #zine #blueskyart

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition

Cj Shaw Cj Shaw’s “it was revealed to me on my walk” was a self-assured exhibition that laid bare the young painter’s path toward developing a practice that hovers convincingly between self-expression and…

Chicago art history: Michelle Grabner reviews Chicago artist Cj Shaw’s “it was revealed to me on my walk” exhibition at Weatherproof

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Directed, filmed and edited by Dwayne Clark. In this video the artist (Delisha Mckinney) shares the heart behind her work. Rooted in childhood memory, protection, displacement, and imagination as… Delisha- Artist Statement and Interview 2026

Chicago Artist: Delisha McKinney Artist Statement and Interview 2026
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He is definitely unique!

18 Questions With Dan Devening | UntitledDb Chicago-based Dan Devening is an artist, curator, writer and educator whose abstract collages speak through the language of color, shape, and surface. Drawing on familiar geometries, Devening teases…

18 Questions With... Chicago artist Dan Devening

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Now available in the shop The second issue of /mæn-ʌs/ Chicago Art Zine! RIP Tony Fitzpatrick, Maxwell Volkman mask, public art, and more - 40 pages this time, printed on 60lb stock, edition of 100.

#chicagoart #art #chicagoartzine #zine #blueskyart

YouTube video by Scripps News Meet Chance the Rapper's mentor Kevin Coval

Chicago Art History: Meet Chance the Rapper's mentor Kevin Coval
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