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    More is More
    Nancy Rosen

    Friday, October 8, 2010
    6-12pm

    More Is More, in the Family Room, represents a diverse and expansive taste of Nancy Rosen’s endless collection—a wide variety of little things. Join us for art, beer, coffee snacks and so much more.

    Learn More

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    Sameness
    Book Release Party

    Friday, August 20, 2010
    6-9pm

    at Golden Age

    Join us for drinks and pick of a copy of Sameness!

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    Cantankerous Hellfighter

    Thursday July 15th from 7pm-11pm
    at The Family Room
    1821 W Hubbard St. # 202

    Join us pre-Pitchfork/Flatstock to celebrate the work of two of the longest names in poster art, Delicious Design League and Aesthetic Apparatus, as they join forces to create Cantankerous Hellfighter – a collection of collaborative prints, paper toys, apparel and test prints. Only one rule applies: NO GIG POSTERS!

    Both design studios share similar histories and paths to glory. For example, both shops were started by two heterosexual life mates living together and running a shop out of their basements; both utilize original and found content in their design in unique and novel ways; both give better hugs than handshakes.

    Please come and enjoy Cantankerous Hellfighter, another show exploiting The Post Family’s continued fascination with the space between form and function.

    performance by Hot Club of St. Francis

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    THERE, NOW IT WILL LAST FOREVER
    Views of Nature and Conceptions of Preservation

    Gallery Hours
    Mon-Fri 12-6pm
    or by appointment
    thru July 9th, 2010

    The Family Room Gallery
    1821 W Hubbard St, #202
    Chicago, IL 60622

    Opening Reception
    Friday, June 25, 2010
    7:00pm–12:00am
    Free & open to the public

    Join us as we delve into human nature in relation to the natural environment; our inherent connection as animals dependent on the Earth for survival and the disconnection created by technology, self & society.

    More information…

    Show continues through July 9, 2010

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    We’re creating an online gallery of imagery and work related to the current crisis in the gulf.

    Send us your work—be it smart, witty and sophisticated or heavy-handed, blunt and angry—so we can pool it together. We’re not asking you to bash BP—most would say we’ve all played a hand in this mess. But tell the world what’s on your mind in the best way that artists and designers know how.

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    Our next show: More is More

    Nancy Rosen

    I am beyond excited to present our next show which happens to be of my mother, whom is one of the most incredible artists I know.

    Since Nancy Rosen was a little child she has found solace in the small things: sunflower seeds, rubber band balls, using the roll of toothpaste until there is not a single drop left. She sees beauty and comfort in repetition, patterns in most any variety.

    It's the little things that guide her painting. The way a subject smiles. The way the light hits their arm. That tiny background detail that suddenly seems dreadfully important to the finished work. Nancy's artistic process is one of open arms.

    She paints without vacation or hiatus, filling the walls of her Chicago studio with works-in-progress, none removed until they're finished. Patterns beget new patterns; images layer on top of one another as she aims to capture little human encounters, ranging from a soft embrace to the hidden, reassuring brush of an index finger at the edge of the picture plane.

    She's truly an artist in every essence of the word. More Is More, in the Family Room, represents a diverse and expansive taste of her endless collection—a wide variety of little things.

    I hope that you will join us Friday, October 8 from 6 to 12pm. There will be a ton of people. Beer, food, coffee, great music and so much more. Hope to see you there, we'll certainly keep you posted on details as they surface.

    Here's the link to our facebook event page.

    Posted on Sep 02, '10 by Sam Rosen | Share this Post | Permalink | 0 comments

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    Estelle Sauvage

    I love tea. I love my electric tea kettle. I would rock this thing. Very nice Estelle.

    This kettle by Ecole Nationale supérieure d’Art et de Design de Saint-Etienne graduate Estelle Sauvage uses a light bulb to heat water for a cup of tea.

    More are Dezeen.

    Posted on Sep 01, '10 by Alex Fuller | Share this Post | Permalink | 0 comments

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    Sónar 2010 visits the windy city

    Music

    Sónar is a Barcelona-based festival of advanced music and multimedia art that has been running strong since 1994. Luckily for us, 2010 finds a leg of the festival making its way to the shores of Lake Michigan September 9–11.

    Chicago hosts, with Millenium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion and the Chicago Cultural Center providing the stage space. The festival features a stellar lineup of music and film including the likes of Oval, Nosaj Thing, Ben Frost and the Slew (feat. Kid Koala).

    Learn more via the official Sónar Chicago website.

    Posted on Aug 30, '10 by David Sieren | Share this Post | Permalink | 0 comments

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    Kokora & Moi

    Awesome.

    Checked in over at Kokora & Moi today. Beautiful simplicity everywhere and lots of new work. They are just the coolest design cats around!

    Posted on Aug 30, '10 by Alex Fuller | Share this Post | Permalink | 0 comments

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    Camera Poster #3

    Is Back

    Posted on Aug 27, '10 by Rod Hunting | Share this Post | Permalink | 0 comments

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    Kai Wiechmann

    Photography

    Really bizarre motion sequences from photographer Kai Wiechmann

    Posted on Aug 27, '10 by David Sieren | Share this Post | Permalink | 0 comments

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    Supreme

    Fall/Winter 2010

    Supreme is looking pretty fresh for the Fall. And Jason Dill is looking old. I wonder if he can still rip!

    Check it out at Inventory.

    Posted on Aug 26, '10 by Alex Fuller | Share this Post | Permalink | 0 comments

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    Nils Völker

    Berlin, Germany


    I'm really enjoying the work of Nils Völker.
    Found on Co. Design

    Posted on Aug 26, '10 by Scott Thomas | Share this Post | Permalink | 0 comments

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    Sebastian Lester

    Typography

    Dig the artful calligraphy, illustration and type design of UK talent Sebastian Lester.

    Posted on Aug 25, '10 by David Sieren | Share this Post | Permalink | 0 comments

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    TELEPHONEME

    New work from MK12

    Beautiful new short from MK12 featuring a new font to go with it as well. Check it out.

    Via The Gorilla.

    Posted on Aug 24, '10 by Rod Hunting | Share this Post | Permalink | 0 comments