Kathleen Judge: These Roads opens this Sat, April 27th

These Roads: Posters & Prints by Kathleen Judge

Opening Reception: Saturday, April 27th. 7-10pm. Free

Live set by Man is Man

Hors D'oeuvres by: Katy Harington

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saki is thrilled to present These Roads: Posters & Prints by Kathleen Judge. 

These Roads showcases pieces that highlight places, landscape, light, and motion. A full perspective of Judge’s recognizable style will be on display through a combination of art prints and show posters. 

Kathleen Judge has worked in printmaking, animation, storyboarding, illustration, and created video projection artwork for touring bands and theater. She is well-known for her work within the music community, creating classic posters and album covers for the likes of Neko Case, The Hideout, Daniel Knox, Devil in a Woodpile, and more.

Judge’s hand-printed images and illustrations have been included in books such as Gig Posters - Vol. 1, Rockin’ Down The Highway, Rock Paper Show- Vol. 1, and Growing Up In Slavery, and she shares a Grammy Nomination with Neko Case for Best Recording Package for Middle Cyclone. Judge has created silkscreen prints since 2001 and recently has been developing video projections and theater work with One Degree Off, OperaMatic, and The Hideout. Kathleen Judge has shown her work around Chicago in spaces such as the Chicago Cultural Center, the City Gallery in the Historic Water Tower, Millenium Park, Chicago History Museum, Lill Street Gallery, Transit Gallery, Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Chicago Tourism Center, A + D gallery, & more. She has also shown her work worldwide in cities such as Berlin, Memphis, Brooklyn, Brighton, Paris, Minneapolis, Savannah, and in the Netherlands.

The opening will also include live music from Man is Man. Capturing the souls of both the lost and the delusional within their intricately wound songs, Man is Man explores the interplay of melody and drama, rhythm and death, revolution and defeat with an unblinking eye.

Please join us Saturday, April 27th from 7-10pm for the opening of These Roads: Posters & Prints by Kathleen Judge. Enjoy a great night of fine art, live music from Man is Man, and enjoy food and beverages provided by saki. This event is FREE.

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

Kites! Mobiles! Prints! Opening 4/5

Spring celebrations! saki is dressed to look the part. Thanks for all your hard work, Mary Rothlisberger & Paul Richardson!!

See all these kites, mobiles, and images at the official opening of MORE LIKE AN OCEAN: Windshowers by Mary Rothlisberger & Paul Richardson tomorrow night at 6pm. There will even be a coloring book for sale of all the kite images from the wall. Ryley Walker playing a live set too! This is going to be a true winner of an evening.

BYOB.

  

MORE LIKE AN OCEAN: Windshowers by Paul Richardson & Mary Rothlisberger

Spring = kites, right? Correct. Now that we all agree, let's celebrate kites, pinwheels, mobiles, and other works that shift and sway. We've got an art opening this Friday, April 5th that we have been super excited about for a long while. Our space is being decked out with bird mobiles, kites, and poster-sized drawings. This project is called MORE LIKE AN OCEAN: Windshowers by Paul Richardson & Mary Rothlisberger! Come early for an edition of kite coloring books with colored pencils! This has to be fun. Plus, local favorite Ryley Walker will lull us into an atmospheric daze with his guitar pickin' magic.

MORE LIKE AN OCEAN: Windshowers by Paul Richardson and Mary Rothlisberger

Opening Reception: Friday, April 5th. 6-9pm. Free.

Live set by: Ryley Walker

Food & beverages provided by saki

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This event is free and all ages

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Balance: Photography by Amanda Olbrys

TONIGHT is the opening reception of Balance: Photographs by Amanda Olbrys. We'll be celebrating from 6-9pm with a live set from The Blast Beats, beverages from Metropolitan Brewing, and hors d'oeuvres from saki.

Balance will highlight photographs that create a sense of balance and understanding within a moment in time. The work as a whole focuses on composition and lighting to share the relationship between the subject and its surroundings. The square format and soft focus assists in the study of design and harmony.

Please join us Friday, February 1st from 6-9pm for the opening of Balance: photographs by Amanda Olbrys. Enjoy a great night of fine art, live music from garage rockers The Blast Beats, and enjoy food and drink provided by saki. This event is FREE.

Last Minute Plans: I Am Logan Square Gallery Presents New Exhibit, Memento

Chicagoist alerted us to this cool opening tonight (6-9pm) put on by our friends at I Am Logan Square. Memento is multidisciplinary collaboration between visual artist Ashley Sullivan, dance film artist Nadia Oussenko, and drop shift dance.

“Explores themes of memory distortion, perception, and recall, translated through the mediums of movement, short film vignettes, and graphic screen print design as well as painting on paper and canvas” as artistic director Andrea Cerniglia describes. Hence, this collaboration gave birth to the name of the exhibit, Memento.

The opening night of the exhibit is on Thursday, December 6th from 6pm to 9pm. Performances will take place and consist of solo and couples dances. Our gallery sponsors D’Noche and Beck’s will provide food and beer. If you haven’t tried D’Noche’s scrumptious croquetas and empanandas, this is your opportunity all while experiencing a dance performance and great ambience with fellow art lovers alike.

Pop-up performances will take place throughout the month.

Looks very cool!

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 :: Dysgraphia at saki

Dysgraphia: An exhibition by Jordan Martins, a set on Flickr.

Fug Comics exhibition is only up until Saturday! Not much longer to come and snag these comic-oriented prints from FugScreens!

Though it is always a bummer when stuff comes off the wall, we are so excited to put up Jordan Martins's show Dysgraphia. Above is a sneak peek of the show.

Dysgraphia: An exhibition by Jordan Martins
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 6, 6-9pm. Free.
DJ set from: Nick Butcher (Sonnenzimmer, Home Tapes)
Beverages from Cellar Rat | Food provided by 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.

"My Other Guitar Is a Paintbrush": Exhibition of art by musicians in NY

NY folks: Quite the exhibition coming up! Visual art by artists known for their work as professional musicians. These musicians rank among our favorites, from bands including Antietam (Carrot Top Records!), Yo La Tengo, Sonic Youth, The Decemberists, Rodan, Retsin (Carrot Top Records!), and more.

Northbound (2012)

Opening: October 13th 7-9pm

One Mile Gallery
475 Abeel Street
Kingston, NY

My Other Guitar Is a Paintbrush is an exhibition featuring the work of musician/artists Tara Key (Antietam), Tara Jane O'Neil (Rodan, Retsin), Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth), Georgia Hubley (Yo La Tengo), Rachel Blumberg (The Decemberists), Brian Dewan (inner artwork from Neutral Milk Hotel's In the Aeroplane Over the Sea), Grasshopper (Mercury Rev), and Sue Garner. The exhibit runs from October 13 to November 17 with opening reception for the artists on October 13 from 7-9pm.

Pink Peaks (2011)

Antietam's Tara Key will be showing paintings and photographs in this stellar company. Plus, the Hudson Valley in the fall is one of the most beautiful places on earth.

Antietam fans: there is also a live show coming up!
Saturday, Oct 27 @ 10pm
Hank's Saloon
46 Third Avenue
Brooklyn, NY

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.

Storm Thorgerson: Computers Have A Lot To Answer For at Public Works Gallery

Storm Thorgerson: Computers Have A Lot To Answer For

September 7-November 2

Public Works Gallery

1539 N. Damen Ave.

Chicago, IL  60622

Opening 

Friday, September 7, 2012 | 7-10pm

Make sure you set aside time to attend the opening of Computers Have A Lot To Answer For at Public Works Gallery on September 7th. Storm Thorgerson's artwork is immediately recognizable as iconic. The show is a 40-year retrospective of an artist who produced many of the defining images of music culture, including album covers for Pink Floyd (Wish You Were Here, Dark Side of the Moon, Animals), Led Zeppelin, Peter Gabriel, Black Sabbath, Def Leppard, Paul McCartney, and many more. Thorgerson is a strategist and production mastermind, whose intricate work he's always produced without digital technology remains unsurpassed.

Look through his vast collection of work, learn more about his intricate processes, or even ask him yourself (Storm will be in attendance). Read more about the exhibition HERE. Computers Have A Lot To Answer For will be in the Public Works Gallery from September 7 until November 2.

“Lounge Ax Retrospective” at saki Postponed

“Lounge Ax Retrospective” at saki Postponed 

CHICAGO, IL (June 22, 2012) - The extraordinary response to the news of the “Lounge Ax Retrospective” at saki has led us all to think bigger, or at least differently. After discussions with Julia Adams, Susan Miller, and Mark Greenberg, we have jointly decided to postpone this special event so that we may devote more time to planning and development. We will announce further plans once they are finalized. We apologize for any disappointment or inconvenience that this delay may cause and look forward to putting on a really kick ass gallery show in the future.

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

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This Weekend: saki Opening, Grass Widow, "Visions in the Dark" Closing Reception, Do-Division Festival

June 2nd is going to be a busy day. There is so much great stuff going on!

We're very excited here at saki about our opening "The Sun Will Rise With Me: An Exhibition by Shawn Stucky" that will be complete with free whiskey and spirits tasting for those of age from KOVAL Distillery! The opening is from 6-9pm, and will feature a DJ set by our very own DJ Karl Meier! definitely do not miss it!

Do-Division Festival is today through Sunday with amazing music from folks like Le Butcherettes, Soft Pack, Murder By Death, White Mystery, JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound, The Antlers, Black Belles, Besnard Lakes, and on and on and on.

Grass Widow puts on a late show at Beat Kitchen - hopefully playing some tracks off of their awesome new album Internal Logic!! Stream Internal Logic on Stereogum. I'll definitely be running from the saki opening to the Grass Widow show, hopefully recreating the magical snuggie moment to your right.

Finally, I'd love to highlight the closing reception of David Simpson's (aka Dabu) show "Visions in the Dark" at Calles y Sueños (1900 South Carpenter Street, Chicago). David Simpson holds a special place in our heart because he had the very first art on saki's wall and we continue to love and support him! The show highlights the imagination, experimentation, determination, and creations of three different artists with three different visual impairments. David Simpson is a whimsically surreal painter. The space, Calles y Sueños, is also a very valuable institution. In their words about this show, "[Calles y Sueños] has always explored the dilemmas associated with discrimination related to the inequalities of race, nationality, citizenship, and sexuality. With this show, Calles y Sueños will explore another frontier: breaking down social taboos, oppressive misconceptions, and narrow-minded expectations of what people with disabilities can or cannot do. This show concentrates on the special ability of these artists to create and contribute in their personal lives, their community, and the world. Our ability to create is the way we share our inner vision."

Hope to see you at ALL of these things, but especially Shawn's opening!

The Sun Will Rise With Me: An Exhibition by 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 at saki

Saturday, June 2, 6-9pm

Taste whiskey and spirits from KOVAL Distillery, enjoy cool beverages from Cellar Rat, and food provided by saki.

This event is FREE. 

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.

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