Clearly Undefined: An exhibition by Kevin Coutts :: Opens Tonight

Join us tonight at 6pm for Clearly Undefined: An exhibition by Kevin Coutts
Opening Reception: Friday, November 2, 6-9pm. Free.
Live Music from: Grimble Grumble, Royal Son of a Guns, & Randall Pike

saki is thrilled to present Clearly Undefined, an exhibition by Kevin Coutts at saki. Kevin Coutts has chosen three bands to celebrate the opening: Grimble Grumble, Randall Pike, & Royal Son of a Guns.

saki is looking forward to showing the work of Kevin Coutts. Coutts’s paintings are often opposite reflections of his state of mind at the time. He seeks to separate himself from any style, medium, or market and strives for “the intangible” that is present in things of quality. Coutts's solo shows have included Cleo’s, The Ukrainian Museum of Modern Art, Lounge Ax, Discover Cafe, Northside Cafe, and Simone’s.

Please join us Friday, November 2nd from 6-9pm for the opening of Clearly Undefined: An exhibition by Kevin Coutts. Enjoy a great night of fine art, live music from Grimble Grumble, Randall Pike, & Royal Son of a Guns, drink cool beverages from Cellar Rat, and enjoy food provided by saki. This event is FREE.

saki, founded in 2010, is Logan Square’s premier boutique record store, art gallery, and performance space.

Dysgraphia: Opening Oct 6

Dysgraphia

An exhibition by Jordan Martins

Opening: Saturday, October 6 | 6-9pm

DJ set from: Nick Butcher (Sonnenzimmer, Home Tapes)

Beverages from Cellar Rat | Food provided by saki

saki is thrilled to present Dysgraphia, an exhibition by Jordan Martins at saki.

Dysgraphia is a project based on Jordan Martins’s interest in the Chicago-specific tradition of hand-painted, block-letter grocery signs which have come to be associated with Hispanic markets. By exaggerating the expressive colors and gestural rhythms of the original signs, Martins aims to build patters that simultaneously attract (fluorescent colors, bold shapes) and conceal (by undermining legibility). In this sense they are related both to natural camouflage and bright plumage used by animals to attract mates, or broader notions of visual stimuli to affect or sculpt behavior. This project began as a series of storefront installations.

Jordan Martins is a visual artist currently focused on exploring a variety of collage techniques: appropriation as a discursive act, an interweaving of disparate elements into new hybrid structures. Martins is interested in combining precise details from different visual languages into a single surface or environment in order to foment new connections between them. Jordan Martins also plays music in a number of Chicago projects: Plastic Council, Angela James, and improvisational duos & groups, as well as curating the Relax Attack Jazz Series at The Whistler and co-curating the Comfort Music Series.

Please join us Saturday, October 6th from 6-9pm for the opening of Dysgraphia: An exhibition by Jordan Martins. Enjoy a great night of fine art, a DJ set by Nick Butcher (Sonnenzimmer), drink cool beverages from Cellar Rat, and enjoy food provided by saki. This event is FREE.

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Fug Comics: An exhibition of FugScreens comic-oriented prints 9/15

Fug Comics: An exhibition of FugScreens comic-oriented prints
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 15, 6-9pm. Free.
Beverages from Finch's Beer Co. & Cellar Rat
Food provided by saki

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saki is thrilled to present "Fug Comics," an exhibition of FugScreens comic-oriented prints.

"Fug Comics" is artwork by Zissou Tasseff-Elenkoff, the owner and operator of FugScreens Studios. Tasseff-Elenkoff specializes in commissioned gig posters and personally designed fine art prints. His fascination with color and form is expressed through his highly individualistic style. Tasseff-Elenkoff's work is acclaimed at an international level for his ability to impact and communicate with a varied audience. Tasseff-Elenkoff's latest endeavor is the opening of Galerie F, Chicago's latest art gallery and retail shop with an emphasis on printmaking and street art.

In 2012 alone, FugScreens has been represented around Chicago at Black Cloud Gallery, Maxwell Colette Gallery, I Am Logan Square, Chicago Journeyman Plumber's Union, and Strange Beauty Salon, as well as shows in Liverpool and London.

Please join us Saturday, September 15th from 6-9pm for the opening of "Fug Comics." Enjoy a great night of fine poster art, drink cool beverages from Finch's Beer Co. & Cellar Rat, and enjoy food provided by saki. This event is FREE.

saki Gallery June Opening: Shawn Stucky

The Sun Will Rise With Me: An Exhibition by Shawn Stucky, a set on Flickr.

The Sun Will Rise With Me: An Exhibition by Shawn Stucky

Opening Reception Saturday, June 2nd, 6-9pm at saki. Free.

Hors d'oeuvres provided by saki 

Whiskey & Spirits tasting from Koval Distillery 

Beverages from Cellar Rat

Shawn Stucky began his early work by taking the intangible passions and feelings that people share in music and translating them into physical form. This has progressed to reproducing what he calls his “silent film animations” that appear in his head on the verge of sleep. When looking for new sources of inspiration, Stucky later found it in the most personal of places. It was quietly lurking in that mysterious space between waking-life and dreams, hidden in plain sight. In these “silent film animations,” he sees films vividly playing in stop-motion. The imagery ranges from children on swing sets to odd-looking elderly men spinning chairs above their heads. Through these waking dreams, Stucky consciously collects the imagery to reproduce in his art.

Stucky was born red/green colorblind and moved from McPherson, Kansas to Chicago in 2002. He created his first screen print in 2006 and identifies that moment as the first time he was able to put his artistic visions onto paper. His process is based on simultaneously engaging his conscious and unconscious mind to express an intense emotion or complex thought based on personal experience. He utilizes the challenge of being red/green
colorblind in his work by relying on value more than color.

Shawn Stucky has shown his work nationally and internationally in New York, London, Pescara, Italy, the recording studio of Sigur Rós in Mosfellsbær Iceland, Keflavík, Iceland, and Chicago.

Please join us Saturday, June 2nd from 6 - 9pm for the opening of The Sun Will Rise With Me: An Exhibition by Shawn Stucky. Enjoy a tasting table of whiskey and spirits from Koval Distillery, cool beverages from Cellar Rat, and food provided by saki. This event is FREE.

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Time To Make The Doughnuts: Gigposters of Ryan Duggan 4/6

One week from tomorrow at saki!

Time To Make The Doughnuts: The Gigposters of Ryan Duggan 

Opening Reception Friday, April 6th, 7-10pm at saki. Free.

Hors d'oeuvres provided Dill Pickle Co-Op and PEPPERONI KING 

Beverages from Cellar Rat

The influence of punk rock, skateboarding, the Wisconsin Dells, and beer intersect in Duggan’s humorous prints with a slacker edge. His prints feature hand-drawn typography, as well as mutated and molested pop culture fragments. Humor is the main ingredient in Ryan’s work, but rarely does the laugh lie on the surface; most of the prints require the viewer to finish the ‘story’ themselves.

Ryan Duggan works as an artist, designer, and screen printer and is based in Chicago. The work has gained notoriety locally and nationally in recent years--of the 130+ prints Duggan has made so far, he counts Henry Rollins, Maps & Atlases, and Joan of Arc among his recent clients. He has exhibited locally at Johalla Projects, The Chicago Tourism Center, and The Co-Prosperity Sphere, and has shown prints in Toronto, Berlin, France, and The Netherlands.

Please join us Friday, April 6th from 7-10pm to view Ryan Duggan’s gigposters and enjoy tunes spun by Matt Hord of Heavy Times. Enjoy food from our friends at Dill Pickle Food Co-Op & PEPPERONI KING and drink cool beverages from Cellar Rat. This event is FREE.

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