Spring cleaning has come abouts the space and we are selling off some finds from our flatfiles including for the first time every POST FAMILY TEST PRINTS at the NFO XPO (pronounced “info expo”) this weekend (April 25th and 26th).We will have a booth to sell posters at super cheap spring cleaning like prices! HOORAY SPRING!! Comes say hi.
Peep the details:
NFO XPO
April 25th-26th, 2009 from 1-8pm
The Benton House Complex
3052 S. Gratten Avenue
April 06, 2009
Bite. A collection of letterpress work ranging from event posters to minimalist art.
The Family Room
Sunday, April 19th
1-5pm
1821 W Hubbard, #202
Free coffee and tea
April 01, 2009
Mark your calendars for the opening reception of The Coop’s Artist of the Month, which will feature the photography of the very damn talented, Stephanie Bassos.
Monday, April 6th
6-9 in the evening
Free Drinks
DJ: Special Guest
$5 raffle – winner takes home a print
flickr.com/lomophoto
organized by theindoprojects.com
March 25, 2009
OFFICIALLY UNOFFICIAL is an exhibition of prints, posters, photographs, and videos that emerged in 2008 as icons of the art movement in support of Barack Obama for President. The exhibition will include official campaign materials as well as independent work by artists and designers from Chicago and
across the country.
OFFICIALLY UNOFFICIAL opens April 1st at the Chicago Tourism Center @
72 E Randolph Street. The show runs until May 31st.
March 19, 2009
On March 28th from 6-10pm come by our space (lovingly named The Family Room) and join us in celebrating the launch of Margin Detail. This will be a doodle party, drawing trade, zine jammin good time. I promise.
Also, help us prepare by submitting your definition of a doodle on our coming soon page. Our favorites will be put into a zine which will be available at the launch party! Rock on y’all.
Ryan Kapp
Painter/Illustrator
I met Ryan this weekend at our Proximity release party and I (drunkenly) talked with him for quite a while. Really great guy with some amazing work. I love his sketchbook and his board graphics the most. Looking at his site made me want to go skate... which is a good thing.
Art Interview #002 Julia Vodrey Hendrickson
As Julia Vodrey Hendrickson gets ready for her first solo show in Chicago entitled FANTASTIC STANZAS we got at her to chat about comics, collecting, printmaking and adhesives.
Studio Tour #010 Emily Clayton
As Emily Clayton get’s ready for her first solo show, I sat down with here to talk about her progression of work and what we should expect from a show inspired by dead rituals.
Studio Tour #009 Viktor Timofeev
Viktor Timofeev is from Riga, Latvia. He studied in New York. Now he lives and works in Berlin Neukölln.
Photo Journal: IPRC
5 letterpresses, 2 galleries and 1 giant zine library. ’Nuff said.
Hamilton Woodtype Museum
Photos from our trip to Hamilton Woodtype Museum this spring.
Music Interview #005 - Zach Hill
Music Interview #004 - Mayer Hawthorne
Here’s James Harry Ewert Jr. with the 411 on Mayer Hawthorne. Figured it would be good to put up right before his sold out show at Congress Theater on Friday April 2nd here in Chicago.
Studio Tour #008 - Michael Rea
Michael T Rea was kind enough to invite Ben Speckmann and I over to his studio to chat about sharp objects and old style. If you want larger images check the flickr set.
Music Interview #003 - Icy Demons
Again, we turn it over to James Harry Ewert Jr. for an interview with one of our local favs, Icy Demons.
Studio Tour #007 - Space 1026
A long time in the making is my studio tour of Space 1026.
Music Interview #002 - Tim Fite
Studio Tour #007 - Jay Ryan | The Bird Machine
Leading up to Flatstock 21 at the Pitchfork Music Festival we stopped over at The Bird Machine and had a chance to look over the shoulder of one of the Chicago printing greats, Jay Ryan, as he and The Bird Machine team prepared for the event.
NY Art Book Fair Review
We asked our friends over at Golden Age to do a little best of review of the NY Art Book Fair. Below is the result.
Music Interview #001 - Why?
Studio Tour #006 - Will Bryant
The beautiful man you see pictured above is Will Bryant. He is magnificent. Sam and I were lucky enough to meet Will when we were down at SXSW and we hit if off. Unfortunately, we got to his place after dark so the photos are not the most beautiful things you have ever seen but the interview makes up for it. Anyway… let’s cut to the chase. Y’all ready? I now present to you Sir William “Fancy Pants” Byant.
This Is God's Love
Prints from Rod’s show at the COOP are available at the store!
Studio Tour #005 - Nancy Rosen
In honor of mother’s day we bring you a special edition studio tour with Nancy Rosen the mother of Sam Post. Happy Mothers Day, Momma Rosen.
Studio Tour #004 - Cody Hudson
Just in time for his show opening this Friday (March 27th, 2009) we’ve got a brand-spankin-new studio tour for our infinitely friendly homie, Mr. Cody Hudson.
Art Interview #001 - Richard Colman
One of my favorites, Richard Colman, was in town recently and I had the pleasure of meeting him. I talked too much. We agreed on some things. The result of all of it is this interview. Mr. Colman has a show up at Phaiz here in Chicago until the end of March. Read the interview and then peep the show. It is worth it.
Studio Tour #003 - Aesthetic Apparatus
Here we are! A little late on our part but better late than never. Drum rollllllll. BANG! Studio Tour #3 – Aesthetic Apparatus. Let’s get it on!
Studio Tour #002 - Studio On Fire
While we were up in Minneapolis for the Typeface sneak preview, we met Ben and the crew from Studio On Fire – a really wicked letterpress shop out of the Twin Cities. They were kind enough to make time for us to stop by, snap some shots and ask a few questions.
Studio Tour #001 - Delicious Design League
This month we hook up with our good friends Delicious Design League. A screen printing, illustration and design crew out of Chicago.
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