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8x8

In the spirit of artistic collaboration, The Coop and Gapers Block teamed up to produce 8x8, an experiment in writing and design. Eight Chicagoland designers were paired with eight local writers to create collaborative works, with text informing and influencing art and vice versa. The results of this experiment are presented in limited edition poster form, with writing and design back to back.

Writers & Artist include: Patrick Somerville, Claire Zulkey, Ramsin Canon, Kevin Guilfoile, William Shunn, Veronica Bond, Wendy McClure, Scott Smith,  Jesse Hora, Andy Luce, Chad Kouri, Ina Weise, Letterform, Ryan Sievert, Paul Octavious, Kyle Fletcher

Friday, May 18, 2012, 6-10PM
The Coop- 230 W Superior St, 2F

Proceeds benefit Open Books

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Best Made Company

Leading up to our Manual Labor exhibition tonight (May 11th, 2012), we have a little studio tour of Best Made Co. Check it out.

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Manual Labor

The Post Family all began when a group of semi-like minded chaps bonded over excessive amounts of time on the computer. Oh, our poor young eyes, so weary. All the time, producing these virtual products that are here today, gone tomorrow. We romanticized about studio arts and began to crave the smell of letterpress ink, springy squeegees and dirty fingernails. Something more tactile. Some physical labor for gosh sakes!

So, in celebration of hand-craft that inspires us to get our hands dirty, we bring you our newest exhibition entitled Manual Labor. This Spring showcase focuses on the renewed interest in skill trades in our modern marketplace and is a celebration of what a little elbow grease can really do. Featured in the show will be the sign painting of Jeff Canham (who also did the lovely show graphic), the furniture making of Strand, the re-manufactured wood type of printmaker Don Kilpatrick, small batch brewing by Eric Olson and Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar, the axe-men Best Made Co and steel bikes by Method.

Manual Labor opens May 11, 2012 from 7-10pm at The Post Family Gallery, The Family Room, with the opportunity to view the show by appointment only the 2 weeks following.

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Typeforce 3

Be sure to drop by Typeforce tonight. Guaranteed radness.

At Co-Pros

3219 S Morgan St in Bridgeport

7-11pm

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New Coop Site

The Coop is growing and we just redid the website. Checkout our new website and if you are in our fair city come check out our space!

Subscribe-to-Buy Art on Uprise Art

Check out Uprise Art – A great platform for subscribe-to-own Art in the New York area. And they are offering some Chad Kouri originals, framed and ready to go on your wall! Basically pay $50 a month for art of your choice in your home and your subscription payment is put toward the selling price of that artwork. A great way to start or grow a collection over time. Live with Art, people!

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Manual Labor Recap

Well, we had a great time on friday! Great people, great "art" and great PBR.

If you missed the Manual Labor opening, here are a few photos.

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Jeff Canham

You will be seeing some of Jeff's work tonight at Manual Labor!

Not what's shown here. We don't want to ruin the surprise. 

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Partizan + Opening Ceremony

Some really funny and weird videos from Partizan's AB/CD/CD for Opening Ceremony.

See all three here.

And now a word from our sponsors
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Post Fam Chi shirt

Oh snap! A super limited run post fam tshirt! grab one now while out tiny supplies lasts!

This is a link to our shop.

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Neue Haas Grotesk

Neue Haas Grotesk! In it's original, glorious form! Masterfully digitized by Christian Schwartz.

Get it!

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Clarissa Bonet

Such gorgeous work. If you’re in Chicago, check out Clarissa’s work in person at the Columbia College MFA show, opening tomorrow night.

Opening reception
May 4, 5 – 8pm

Glass Curtain Gallery
1104 S. Wabash Ave.
Chicago, IL 60605

And now a word from our sponsors
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WikiHouse

Open Source Construction Set

Ah, the future. So rad.

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2nd Copy

If you are in Chicago check out the SAIC 2012 senior visual communications department student show, (*mental breath break*) which will be a mixture of design, interdisciplinary work with design integrated, and fine art with design as its main inspiration. It's at The Coop tomorrow!