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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)

https://www.menasgallerychicago.com
https://www.youtube.com/@MenasGalleryChicago

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226 is a site-specific installation and conceptual fan zine by Chicago artist Maxwell Volkman. The project contains a body of selected collage works documented and presented through video and print media.
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226 by Maxwell Volkman
226 is a site-specific installation and conceptual fan zine by Maxwell Volkman. The project contains a body of selected collage works documented and presented through video and print media. The…
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January 18, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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We got the job from the guy with the funny name
We built a bomb and wired it for the grave
We cashed a check and spent more than we could save
We're just a little sad that the morning finally came to play

We're here for more
We're ready for war

Written by: John Huston

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Stomatopod - "We Built the Bomb" (official video)
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January 18, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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January 17, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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Calmer now, but dreading their return

Tim Reardon, CHICAGO, 2025
Image shows Nazis in front of the Chicago skyline with a fiery sky
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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The "Lines and Language" zine show is up at Prism Spaces in Chicago! Upcoming Artist Reception on March 6th, from 6-8pm - there will be music, drinks, and snacks, come check out all the zines!
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#chicagozines #artzine #menasartzine #artexhibition #prismspaces #chicagoart #chicagoartists
January 17, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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/mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine is now available at Sheep Cult Comics! This is a super cool store - stop by and check out their wares along with the amazing sculptures that make up their shelving system.

#chicagoart #art #zine #sheepcultcomics
Image shows the covers for 2 issues of /mæn-ʌs/ A Chicago Art Zine, A little Bit About Mothman, and Bonk on Head on the Sheep Cult Comics website Image shows interior of Sheep Cult Comics shop, with a bright blue wall displaying art, and amorphously shaped white shelving holding books, toys and zines Sign outside the Sheep Cult Comics shop showing their hours of 10AM to 8PM
January 16, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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Support the 2026 art activities at COMPOUND YELLOW! $25,000 matching grant thru 1/31/26!

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Image shows artists and musicians enjoying their time at Compound Yellow in Oak Park, Illinois
January 14, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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Ludacris? Nelly? Jon Langford?

Really?
"Rock the Country"festival poster displaying bands playing and towns where the festival will take place.
January 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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Untitled, handcut analog collage on paper, 18x24”, 2026.
January 12, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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“Spoils,” handcut analog collage on paper, 18x24”, 2026.
January 12, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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Jerod Haynes grew up with highexpectations hooping in the same neighborhood as some of the city’s greatest rappers. Then an injury and a deeply personal loss changed everything. In our debut episode, Jerod gets real about the gifts he was hiding

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January 12, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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NSFW detail from a column
Detail of a section of column with a relief in yellow of a woman dancing. She is barefoot and bare-chested, wearing an extremely flowing dress that she is holding up with both hands, lest she trip. The dancer is wearing a headband or tiara and gazing up.
January 12, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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RIP Chicago artist Frank Piatek
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#frankpiatek #chicagoart #chicagoartist #chicagoarthistory #saic #art #inmemoriam

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Photo of Chicago artist Frank Piatek, standing in front of one of his paintings, an abstract using yellow, orange, brown, black and other colors
January 11, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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Menas Gallery Chicago, Chicago. 83 likes · 46 talking about this. /mæn-ʌs/ --- /MAN-us/ Chicago art history and artists in a broader context Publisher of /mæn-ʌs/: A Chicago Art zine (First issue.....
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January 10, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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January 10, 2026 at 4:54 AM
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/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
January 7, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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HAPPY NEW YEAR! Available TODAY in the shop The second issue of /mæn-ʌs/ Chicago Art Zine! RIP Tony Fitzpatrick, Maxwell Volkman mask, public art, and more - 40 pages this time, printed on 60lb stock, edition of 100.

#chicagoart #art #chicagoartzine #zine
January 1, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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First time visit to Chicago's Busy Beaver Button Museum, Fun little spot to check out, with tons of interesting, you guessed it, buttons
January 5, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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"Crouching Tweaker Hidden Crackpipe" (2025) a project by Maxwell Volkman that includes screenshots from a video of a man smoking meth sourced from r/meth.

inkjet prints on paper, plastic sleeves, marker, vinyl stickers, and 3-ring binder

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Crouching Tweaker Hidden Crackpipe by Maxwell Volkman
"Crouching Tweaker Hidden Crackpipe" (2025) is a project by Maxwell Volkman hosted by the online project space Pirates of the Car Bomb Infantry, which includes screenshots from a video of a man…
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January 2, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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Image has the words "This looks like a dope concert until you realize it's a cotton harvester." Image is of a cotton harvester at night, with bright lights on, making the cotton appear like a crowd at a concert
January 2, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Easily the most unusual addition to my vinyl collection in 2025 - Walter Payton flexi disc of "Doin' It Right," from that well known record label Kentucky Fried Chicken.

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Cover of the flexi disc "Doin' It Right," sung by Walter Payton. The cover shows the very stylized and young football player with a microphone and the song title. Image is of the flexi disc "Doin' It Right," sung by Walter Payton, released by Kentucky Fried Chicken.
January 1, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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HAPPY NEW YEAR! Available TODAY in the shop The second issue of /mæn-ʌs/ Chicago Art Zine! RIP Tony Fitzpatrick, Maxwell Volkman mask, public art, and more - 40 pages this time, printed on 60lb stock, edition of 100.

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January 1, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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The Reader is $2k away from reaching its fundraising goal. If a thousand folks donate $5 we’ll meet that goal in no time!

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Right now we are $2,000 short of our end-of-the-year fundraising goal. In these final hours, will you join your neighbors by pitching in with a one-time donation? We are still working to raise the final $15,000 by midnight tonight. If you can, pitch in!
December 31, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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New Year Wishes
December 31, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Available TOMORROW in the shop The second issue of /mæn-ʌs/ Chicago Art Zine! RIP Tony Fitzpatrick, Maxwell Volkman mask, public art, and more - 40 pages this time, printed on 60lb stock, edition of 100.

#chicagoart #art #chicagoartzine #zine
December 31, 2025 at 6:41 PM