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2002 Stories by Michael Paglia

• Artbeat

  published September 26, 2002

  Richard Colvin and Katherine Temple are longtime members of the Pirate co-op (3659 Navajo Street, 303-458-6058), and every year since 1993, they... More >>

• New and Improved

  published September 26, 2002

  Discreet shifts have been taking place at 30th and Vallejo streets over the past couple of months. I'm referring to behind-the-scenes negotiations... More >>

• Up, Up and Away

  published September 19, 2002

  Nearly two weeks ago, Studio Aiello Gallery opened its doors with a juried exhibition straightforwardly titled the Grand Opening Group... More >>

• Artbeat

  published September 12, 2002

  One of the new sculptures in the Civic Center has made quite a splash, winding up on the front page of the Denver Post even before it was... More >>

• Side Show Attractions

  published September 12, 2002

  On the first floor of the Denver Art Museum, there always seems to be some kind of blockbuster exhibition. People complain about these shows, but... More >>

• Artbeat

  published September 5, 2002

  There's an elegant solo exhibit at Edge Gallery that's definitely worth seeing. Installed in the middle space at the co-op,... More >>

• Artbeat

  published August 29, 2002

  For almost twenty years, the Curtis Arts & Humanities Center (2349 East Orchard Road, Greenwood Village, 303-797-1779) has sponsored an annual... More >>

• Showdown at Skyline

  published August 29, 2002

  For the past few years, one of Denver's most urbane public spaces -- Skyline Park, by world-renowned landscape architect Lawrence Halprin -- has... More >>

• Artbeat

  published August 15, 2002

  The Andenken Gallery (2110 Market Street, 303-292-3281) is currently hosting Force Future 2002, the second effort of the ISM art... More >>

• Sex in the City

  published August 15, 2002

  Here at the beginning of the 21st century, it seems strange that so many artists persist in their attempts to render external reality with paint... More >>

• Artbeat

  published August 8, 2002

  Veterans of Clay, in the North Gallery at the Lakewood Cultural Center (470 South Allison Parkway, Lakewood, 303-987-7800), is a... More >>

• Western Civilization

  published August 8, 2002

  The history of art in Colorado has yet to be written, so those of us with an interest in the topic have to get our information in dribs and drabs,... More >>

• Artbeat

  published August 1, 2002

  Renowned sculptor George Rickey died last month at the age of 95. Born in America, Rickey became interested in art in England in the 1930s,... More >>

• Artbeat

  published July 25, 2002

  A group of paintings by Warren Kelly have been brought together in a marvelous little show called panoramic: h. warren kelly, now on... More >>

• Cool Off!

  published July 25, 2002

  Taking in Set in Motion: Tim Prentice at the Robischon Gallery in LoDo is a good way to escape the heat wave. Prentice's... More >>

• Artbeat

  published July 18, 2002

  The Wells Fargo Center (entrance at Sherman and 16th streets) is the masterful Philip Johnson complex downtown that's been affectionately... More >>

• Artbeat

  published July 11, 2002

  Gosh, it seems like only yesterday that anyone whose name was Jason was also contemplating his twelfth birthday. Apparently, while I wasn't paying... More >>

• Artbeat

  published July 4, 2002

  The beautiful and impressive One Hundred Years of Van Briggle Pottery, at the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum (215 South Tejon... More >>

• In Focus

  published June 20, 2002

  Last year, the Denver Art Museum hired John Pultz to be consulting curator of photography, a part-time position in the modern and contemporary... More >>

• Artbeat

  published June 13, 2002

  The Andenken Annex, a new art-exhibition venue, opened last weekend in the Steelbridge Loft Building in LoDo, at 1449 Wynkoop Street. Although... More >>

• More Stories About Buildings and Art

  published June 13, 2002

  Last month, I met former Denver mayor Quigg Newton, who served from 1947 to 1955. His Honor was being interviewed about his association with... More >>

• Drought Relief

  published June 6, 2002

  Well-known and widely respected Denver sculptor Charles Parson (whom everyone knows as "Chuck") is the subject of a powerful solo at Artyard,... More >>

• Artbeat

  published May 30, 2002

  Heading south out of Denver on University Boulevard is quite an experience. It's sort of like an episode of Lifestyles of the Rich and... More >>

• At Ease

  published May 30, 2002

  Denver Art Museum director Lewis Sharp is a genuine visionary. Over the fifteen years that he's run the museum, he's made so many brilliant... More >>

• Artbeat

  published May 23, 2002

  The Andenken Gallery (2110 Market Street, 303-292-3281) is so enormous that the front room alone is as big as some entire galleries and can... More >>