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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) www.menasgallerychicago.com www.youtube.com/@MenasGalleryChicago #chicagoart

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tschuy 🏳️‍🌈 @tsch.uy · 04/08/2026
I've built a map displaying where on the Amtrak network you can take your bike, line-by-line and station-by-station. This data isn't available anywhere else, check out where you can go! amtrak-bike-map.transittools.dev
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Amtrak Bicycle Access
Explore carry-on, checked, and station-level bicycle access across the Amtrak rail network.
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The new issue of /mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine (July 2026) is out and NOW IN COLOR Click to buy in the webstore! www.menasgallerychicago.com/shop/p/chica... #chicagoart #zine #chicagoartist
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/mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine Volume II Issue 3, July 2026 — Menas Gallery Chicago
The new issue of /mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine (July 2026) is out and NOW IN COLOR! Looks pretty cool, if I do say so myself. Lots of interesting stuff this month:  Petition - Rename Park #567; Feature...
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Whew, July bringing the heat! speaking of heat, the new issue of /mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine July 2026 is out and NOW IN COLOR Looks pretty cool, if I do say so myself. Lots of interesting stuff this month: Click to buy your copy today in the webstore! www.menasgallerychicago.com/shop/p/chica...
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/mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine Volume II Issue 3, July 2026 — Menas Gallery Chicago
The new issue of /mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine (July 2026) is out and NOW IN COLOR! Looks pretty cool, if I do say so myself. Lots of interesting stuff this month:  Petition - Rename Park #567; Feature...
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Harebrained @harebrained.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Encased meats will tear us apart again. #chicago
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Scott Speh @scottspeh.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Premiering Tuesday, May 26 at @mcachicago.bsky.social — DEB SOKOLOW in “Beneath the Surface of the Everyday” (dir. Alex Morelli)

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dmercer.bsky.social @dmercer.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
A few years ago, I put together a website showcasing architectural terra cotta in Chicago. It's far from complete and never will be. Take a look, though. This city has some amazing stuff. (It's not speedy.) chiterracottatours.com
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Chicago Terra Cotta Tours
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
An institution I wish I got over to more often, there have been some remarkable exhibits at The Arts Club - Duchamp, anyone? A nice look at how it stays relevant after so many years. . chttps://art.newcity.com/2026/05/06/how-the-arts-club-of-chicago-stays-contemporary-in-its-second-century/ #art
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Joanna Gardner-Huggett @jogardnerhugg.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Great exhibition opportunity at ARC Gallery, Chicago!
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Apply Now! Fully-funded solo show exhibition @ ARC Gallery. — ARC Gallery
Apply Now! ARC Gallery is pleased to announce a fully -unded open call for three Solo Exhibitions for September 2026. Application Deadline: Saturday, June 20 at 10:00 pm CST.
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Lee Bey @leebey1.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
I'm off this week, but the architecture beat doesn't sleep. Will be talking about the architecture of the West Side (and showing images on that subject from my next book), 7:00pm – 8:30pm, Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, Riverside, IL
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The Architecture of Chicago’s West Side with Sun-Times architecture critic Lee Bey – Olmsted Society of Riverside
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Quimby's Bookstore @quimbysbookstore.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
CHANGE MY MIND! Quimby’s Bookstore in Chicago has the world’s largest retail collection of zines. You can’t get this sh!t at Barnes & Noble! 🤘🏽
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Mac Pierce @macp.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Chicago folks - Hosting an open studio tonight with a few artists in my building. 5-8pm, 350 N Ogden Ave. (West Loop)
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
/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
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.
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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Intuit solo show is a dream come true for self-taught Morgan Park artist Marvin Young. blockclubchi.co/48fqOVW
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
/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
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
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
The New City Breakout Artists 2026: Chicago’s Next Generation of Image Makers art.newcity.com/2026/04/03/b... #chicagoart #art #blueskyart
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Breakout Artists 2026: Chicago’s Next Generation of Image Makers - Part 6
While some years seem heavy with painters, photographers and sculptors, this year veered away from many traditional genres, with a heavier than ever emphasis on conceptual, installation, performance…
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas is on display at Chicago's Smart Museum of Art from March 24, 2026 - July 5, 2026. . www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/compo... #chicagoart #art #blueskyart
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Chicago Art Exhibitions | Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas
Explore current and upcoming art exhibitions in Chicago. Find details on opening dates, featured artists, and galleries hosting exhibitions.
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Mac Pierce @macp.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Go check out the spring edition of Chicago Gallery News, my first piece ever published in print!
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
EXPO CHICAGO returns to Navy Pier April 9-12, 2026 - galleries, programs, lounges, and more. And lots of art . press.frieze.com/expo-chicago... #chicagoart #art #blueskyart
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EXPO CHICAGO Offers Cohesive and Impactful Programming Initiatives
New Initiative EXPO Projects presents local and national non-profits and other organizations through installations, activations and performances Nick Cave, Hans Ulrich Obrist, and other leading…
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Lady Topham Catt @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
What y'all doing next Friday? Join @ridgehistorical.bsky.social April 10th at the Beverly Arts Center as @leebey1.bsky.social tells us why the South Side is the Best Side. Oh wait... I'm being told the formal title is "The Architectural Beauty of the Far South & Southwest Side." Link in next post.
Ad featuring a very serious looking Lee Bey in a turtleneck. It is for an event on April 10 at 7PM. Tickets are $25. Text reads:

The inaugural Ridge Keynote
The Architectural Beauty of the Far South and Southwest Side
Featuring
Lee Bey
Chicago Sun-Times Architecture Critic

RHS Fundraiser at Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W 111th St.
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 01/04/2026
This is so pure and good
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
/mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine April 2026 is available in the webshop and all the finest establishments. Meet Collector Susan Gescheidle; Poems by Kevin Coval; Chicago artists Daniel Wilson and David Alton; Pullman Arts www.menasgallerychicago.com/shop/p/menas... #art #chicagoart #blueskyart
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Bodock Gallery’s Group Show Considers the American Shift “From Porch to Patio.” “From Porch to Patio” was on view at Bodock through March 21. . art.newcity.com/2026/03/19/b... #chicagoart #art #blueskyart
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Bodock's Group Show Considers the American Shift “From Porch to Patio”
In a culture increasingly defined by ownership, privacy and individualism, the exhibition considers the porch as a framework that can build community.
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Travel a little for the opportunity to see the Gertrude Abercrombie retrospective at the Milwaukee Art Museum . art.newcity.com/2026/03/24/t... #chicagoart #art #blueskyart
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How the Gertrude Abercrombie Renaissance Is Reaching a New Apex at the Milwaukee Art Museum
A major traveling retrospective of the "jazz witch" of Chicago's work runs through July 19 at the museum, presenting an excellent opportunity for people in the region to learn more about this late…
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Chicago artists Third Coast Percussion continues to push its sound in new directions . www.chicagomag.com/chicago-maga... #chicagoart #chicagoarthistory #art #blueskyart
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Two Decades in, Third Coast Percussion Keeps Pushing
Taking on a new challenge remains in the DNA of the acclaimed group.
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
The last one?! Dutch Auction featuring Chicago artist Penny Pinch at VSG Contemporary - buy now or wait for prices to drop? Only through tomorrow, Sunday March 29th!! . shop.vsgcontemporary.com/collections/... #chicagoart #art #blueskyart
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4th Edition of the Penny Pinch Dutch Auction
🔔 THE 4thEDITION PENNY PINCH DUTCH AUCTION…… 📉Back at it again, live from Chicago, Illinois with the groundbreaking and always entertaining Dutch Auction, where all art is guaranteed to sell…
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Are you excited? Only 6 days until the April issue of /mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine is published! This month check out more Chicago art history, ephemera, poetry, and artists, like Daniel Wilson, Frank Piatek (RIP) Mia Lee, and the Chicago Roller Skate Company (what?!). Also, You Weren't There.
The black and white cover of /mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine - Volume II Issue 2 April 2026 - shows the Skank Man, drawn by Shawn Kerri and made famous by the Circle Jerks - he is dancing below the words "Fuck Art Let's Dance"
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Diasporal Rhythms Artist Studio Tours Presents Chicago artist Cleveland Dean . www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qUD... #chicagoart #chicagoarthistory #art #blueskyart
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Diasporal Rhythms Artist Studio Tours Presents Cleveland Dean
Diasporal Rhythms Artist Studio Tours Presents Cleveland Dean
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Notes for String Theory by artist Candace Hicks.
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
/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
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.
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Chicago's Obama Presidential Center is taking a big swing at contemporary art chicago.suntimes.com/art/2026/03/... #chicagoart #art #blueskyart #chicagoarchitecture
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Obama Presidential Center is taking a big swing at contemporary art
At the behest of the art-loving Obamas, Virginia Shore, the center’s curator of commissions, has contracted 30 artists to create works for the center. That’s just the beginning.
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Are you excited? Only 15 days until the April issue of /mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine is published! This month check out more Chicago art history, ephemera, poetry, and artists, like Daniel Wilson, Frank Piatek (RIP) Mia Lee, and the Chicago Roller Skate Company (what?!). Also, You Weren't There.
The black and white cover of /mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine - Volume II Issue 2 April 2026 - shows the Skank Man, drawn by Shawn Kerri and made famous by the Circle Jerks - he is dancing below the words "Fuck Art Let's Dance"
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Bloodshot Records co-founder Rob Miller writes about when punk met country in Chicago music's indie scene in this excerpt from "The Hours Are Long, But the Pay Is Low: A Curious Life in Independent Music." . www.chicagomag.com/chicago-maga... #chicagoart #chicagoarthistory #art #blueskyart
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The Birth of Bloodshot Records
In an excerpt from his new memoir, a Bloodshot Records founder recounts the start of a genre-defining label.
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Are you excited? Only 15 days until the April issue of /mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine is published! This month check out more Chicago art history, ephemera, poetry, and artists, like Daniel Wilson, Frank Piatek (RIP) Mia Lee, and the Chicago Roller Skate Company (what?!). Also, You Weren't There.
The black and white cover of /mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine - Volume II Issue 2 April 2026 - shows the Skank Man, drawn by Shawn Kerri and made famous by the Circle Jerks - he is dancing below the words "Fuck Art Let's Dance"
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Chicago Art History: Midway Vignette #90 - Kevin Coval and The Story of Chicago Hip-Hop . www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LXs... #chicagoart #chicagoarthistory #art #blueskyart
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Midway Vignette #90 - Kevin Coval
Poet, author, radio and podcast host, and all around advocate for hip-hop culture, Kevin Coval talks Chicago hip-hop culture in the late 80s, Fast Eddie and hip-house, Tony's Sports, seeing graffiti…
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Motörhead covers David Bowie www.youtube.com/watch?v=J06y...
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Motörhead "Heroes" (David Bowie Cover)
YouTube video by Motörhead Official
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Growing up in SoCal, it was always amazing to see what one could see open the street - cool to see it being celebrated store.usps.com/store/produc...
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Lowriders Stamps Stamp | USPS.com
Celebrate a culture that originated in the working-class Mexican American/Chicano communities throughout the American Southwest with the Lowriders stamps.
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Chicago art history: In episode 1 of The Madness of Art, artist Tony Fitzpatrick drops by and tries to explain the old adage "time is money." . www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcQv... #chicagoart #chicagoarthistory #art #blueskyart
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The Madness of Art: TONY — Season 1, Episode 1
In episode 1 of The Madness of Art, artist Tony Fitzpatrick drops by and tries to explain the old adage "time is…
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Are you excited? Only 22 days until the April issue of /mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine is published! This month check out more Chicago art history, ephemera, poetry, and artists, like Daniel Wilson, Frank Piatek (RIP) Mia Lee, and the Chicago Roller Skate Company (what?!). Also, You Weren't There.
The black and white cover of /mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine - Volume II Issue 2 April 2026 - shows the Skank Man, drawn by Shawn Kerri and made famous by the Circle Jerks - he is dancing below the words "Fuck Art Let's Dance"
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
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.
Image of Jello Biafra, former lead singer of the Dead Kennedy's, wearing a "Democracy ____________" tshirt
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Marc Fischer @marc-fischer.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
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.
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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.
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Chicago artists Bob Faust and Nick Cave talk about how special Chicago's Intuit Art Museum is . www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO_r... #chicagoart #chicagoarthistory #art #blueskyart
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Visionary Ball 2021: Special Guests Bob Faust and Nick Cave
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.
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
/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
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.
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Chicago art History: Chicago artist Liz Flores profiled by 18th Street Distillery . www.youtube.com/watch?v=31np... #chicagoart #chicagoarthistory #art #blueskyart
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Liz Flores x 18th Street Distillery
Tequila Cask Finished Rum label created for 18th Street Distillery.
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preschicago.bsky.social @preschicago.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
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
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Sign the Petition
STOP the Demolition of the Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room!
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Great Chicago band - find them on Bandcamp lowgroundchi.bandcamp.com/album/good-l...
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Good Luck With That, by lowground
5 track album
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
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! . #chicagozines #artzine #menasartzine #artexhibition #prismspaces #chicagoart #chicagoartists
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Vertical Gallery @verticalgallery.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Join us next Friday (the 13th) for our 13-Year Anniversary Show! See you soon.
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
/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
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
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Tom Billings, Whore Skull, 2026 #chicagoart #art #blueskyart
A white and black skull on blue background with a red outline, painted by Chicago artist Tom Billings in 2026
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Menas Gallery Chicago @menasgallerychi.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
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
Black and white photo of Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain
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