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2006 Stories by Michael Paglia

• It's a Go

  published October 19, 2006

  From the moment Daniel Libeskind was tapped to design a freestanding addition to the Denver Art Museum, people began to question whether a... More >>

• Treasures Revealed: The Art of Hungary, 1890-1955

  published October 12, 2006

  The often overlooked Emmanuel Gallery (Auraria campus, 303-556-8337) is currently hosting an important show called Treasures Revealed: The... More >>

• It's Set

  published October 12, 2006

  The daring Frederic C. Hamilton Building created for the Denver Art Museum by Daniel Libeskind and the Davis Partnership became an instant Mile... More >>

• Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver

  published October 5, 2006

  Almost seven years ago, the Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver opened in a two-level space in the former Granada Fish Market at 19th and Lawrence... More >>

• Get Ready

  published October 5, 2006

  It's been more than seven years in the making, and for the last three, it's been slowly rising on a site just south of the intersection of West... More >>

• Jennifer Hope: 4 new paintings and Mark Brasuell: Flaming

  published September 28, 2006

  The funky little Edge Gallery (3658 Navajo Street, 303-477-7173) is the city's oldest art co-op, which may be why it frequently hosts great pairs... More >>

• Prism Break

  published September 28, 2006

  There's one thing you can always expect from the Singer Gallery in the Mizel Center for Arts and Culture: high-quality art exhibits with some kind... More >>

• WHAT SEASON IS THIS and Selective Vision: The Art of Digital Atelier

  published September 21, 2006

  There are two interesting shows kicking off the fall season at Walker Fine Art (300 West 11th Avenue, #A): WHAT SEASON IS THIS,... More >>

• They're Off

  published September 21, 2006

  William Havu Gallery is the only art shop in the city in its own specially designed building. That's why, when things are really cooking, as they... More >>

• Fantôme Afrique

  published September 14, 2006

  Daniel Libeskind's ideas for Denver's Civic Center are off the wall (see review,) but equally... More >>

• Park and Wreck

  published September 14, 2006

  Last month I wrote a piece about the Civic Center Conservancy in which I implied that the group's members were a bunch of clowns (" More >>

• Introductions

  published September 7, 2006

  44T ARTSPACE, the exhibition end of Metro Frame Works (4400 Tennyson Street, 303-433-0335), is a smart-looking miniature sales room with extensive... More >>

• TOM JUDD: Degrees of Perception, Jerry Kunkel: new paintings and Jack Balas

  published August 31, 2006

  August is typically a dead time in the Denver art world, so the Denver Art Dealers Association came up with DADA INTRODUCTIONS, a way for... More >>

• UNDERGO

  published August 24, 2006

  The Stay Gallery (3519 Brighton Boulevard, 303-408-3057), run by the husband-and-wife team of John and Amy Bodin, only recently opened; in fact,... More >>

• Against the Grain

  published August 24, 2006

  In a few weeks, the fall art season will get under way, and as I look into my crystal ball, I see an unprecedented tsunami of exhibitions and... More >>

• Sarah Fox, Ryan Anderson, and Morgan Barnes

  published August 17, 2006

  Michael Burnett's Space Gallery (765 Santa Fe Drive, 720-904-1088) is one of the highlights of the Santa Fe Arts District. It's especially nice... More >>

• Kim Bailey

  published August 10, 2006

  I'm a logico-deductive sort of person, I think A comes before B, and I firmly believe that 1 + 1 = 2. And I don't need any insider information to... More >>

• Civic Circus

  published August 10, 2006

  I can't imagine what world-famous architect Daniel Libeskind was thinking when he took on the job of brainstorming about the Civic Center right... More >>

• Jason Appleton and Strange attachments

  published August 3, 2006

  There are two interesting shows installed back-to-back at Pirate: a contemporary art oasis (3655 Navajo Street, 303-458-6058). In the handsome... More >>

• Border Dispute

  published August 3, 2006

  For the third time in two years, there's a major show addressing how traditional Chicano art has progressed into post-Chicano art. The latest is... More >>

• Colorado Modernism: 1930-1970

  published July 27, 2006

  Tracy Felix's Colorado Modernism: 1930-1970 (see review) at More >>

• Something to Consider

  published July 20, 2006

  Something to Consider is a wonderful summer show filled with fresh-looking contemporary paintings and ceramic sculptures at Sandy... More >>

• Three-Way

  published July 20, 2006

  During the last decade or so, there has been increased interest in exploring the rich art history of Colorado, and Hugh Grant, director of... More >>

• New Work by Jimmy Sellars

  published July 13, 2006

  Weilworks (3611 Chestnut Place, 303-308-9345) is an elegant little contemporary gallery in the River North area, not far from downtown. It's in a... More >>

• Hippie Haven

  published July 13, 2006

  Boulder came of age in the 1960s, right along with the first baby boomers. The beautiful little town became a national center for the... More >>