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2004 Stories by Michael Paglia

• Serious Fun

  published March 11, 2004

  Rule Gallery director Robin Rule has a taste for art with a less-is-more aesthetic, and she has made her place on Broadway Denver's "minimalist... More >>

• Artbeat

  published March 4, 2004

  The unusual group offering in the main gallery at Pirate: A Contemporary Art Oasis (3659 Navajo Street, 303-458-6058) includes pieces by artists... More >>

• Artyard

  published February 26, 2004

  The current show at Denver's modest but highly regarded Artyard Sculpture Gallery (1251 South Pearl Street, 303-777-3219) features the latest body... More >>

• Clay Pride

  published February 26, 2004

  These days, it's hard to mention the University of Colorado at Boulder and keep a straight face. I'm referring, of course, to the involuntary... More >>

• Artbeat

  published February 19, 2004

  Shots of mountains, cowboys and horses, and other subjects evocative of the American West make up most of Photographs by Barbara Van... More >>

• Great Walls

  published February 19, 2004

  It would be an understatement to say that there's a lot of excitement surrounding the marvelous idea of constructing a new building to house... More >>

• Artbeat

  published February 12, 2004

  It's no secret that the alternative scene in Denver has been pretty flat for the past couple of years. But it looks as though Edge Gallery (3658... More >>

• Political Cartoons

  published February 12, 2004

  Using politics to create art requires a skill for balancing aesthetics with philosophy, since political artwork must be visually successful while... More >>

• Artbeat

  published February 5, 2004

  Ivar Zeile, previously with the Cordell Taylor Gallery, which has closed, and Ron Judish, the director of the gone-but-not-forgotten Judish Fine... More >>

• The Clays of Our Lives

  published February 5, 2004

  Pablo Picasso had a long life -- he died in 1973 at age 92 -- and during his epic career, he made a number of key stylistic breakthroughs... More >>

• Artbeat

  published January 29, 2004

  Mark Sink, who runs Gallery Sink (2301 West 30th Avenue, 303-455-0185), has organized Staged Fantasy, an exhibit of posed photos by... More >>

• Hot and Cool

  published January 29, 2004

  It's surprising, yet it's all but official: Walker Fine Art has established a place for itself at the main table of contemporary art in Denver.... More >>

• Artbeat

  published January 22, 2004

  The oldest of the city's alternative spaces is Spark Gallery (1535 Platte Street, 303-455-4435), which is in a charming storefront in the historic... More >>

• Promises and Threats

  published January 22, 2004

  The Robischon Gallery sets the standard for art exhibitions in Denver. Whatever's going on there, it's always as good as -- or better than -- ... More >>

• Artbeat

  published January 15, 2004

  There's an interesting show at Edge Gallery (3658 Navajo Street, 303-477-7173) that expresses some connections between Mexico and the American... More >>

• New Again

  published January 15, 2004

  More and more, it seems to me that nearly all current contemporary art can trace its impetus directly back to the 1960s and '70s. I guess that's... More >>

• Artbeat

  published January 8, 2004

  The Colorado Photographic Arts Center (1513 Boulder Street, 303-455-8999) is putting on Visions 2: Contemporary Colorado... More >>

• From Here to Modernity

  published January 8, 2004

  Though he'd kept a low profile during the past ten years and only rarely exhibited his work during that period, longtime Denver artist Bill Joseph... More >>