Email Author Michael Paglia

2008 Stories by Michael Paglia

• Local Legend

  published July 10, 2008

  Bonfils is one of the biggest names in the history of Denver; it belongs to the family who owned the Denver Post for many decades during... More >>

• Now Showing

  published July 10, 2008

  Bedroom Paintings. Painting is making its umpteenth comeback right now, having been declared "dead" over and over. Of course, the truth... More >>

• Regeneration: 50 Photographers of Tomorrow

  published July 10, 2008

  In 2005, Switzerland's premier photo institution, the Musée de l'Elysée (www.elysee.ch) in... More >>

• About Us, The Look of Nowhere and Jezebel

  published July 10, 2008

  One of the weirdest twists in the art world over the past few decades has been the way artwork with recognizable subjects has gone from being... More >>

• Art Attack

  published July 3, 2008

  Michael Chavez, curator at the Foothills Art Center (809 Fifteenth Street, Golden, 303-279-3922, More >>

• Now Showing

  published July 3, 2008

  Abstraction. A group of untitled abstracts by Ania Gola-Kumor launches this exhibit, which was organized by Sally Perisho. Gola-Kumor is... More >>

• Timmy Flynn's Hardware Store

  published July 3, 2008

  There are a bunch of shows at Edge Gallery (3658 Navajo Street, 303-477-7173, www.edgeart.org) that link... More >>

• Bedroom Eyes

  published July 3, 2008

  Painting is making its umpteenth comeback right now after having been declared dead an equal number of times over the years. The reason that... More >>

• Now Showing

  published June 26, 2008

  Abstraction. A group of untitled abstracts by Ania Gola-Kumor launches this exhibit, which was organized by Sally Perisho. Gola-Kumor is... More >>

• Walter Netsch

  published June 26, 2008

  The name Walter Netsch isn't a household one, but it should be, especially in Colorado, because he's the man who designed the 1954-1964... More >>

• Magnolia Tapestry Project

  published June 26, 2008

  Fort Collins is somewhat off my beaten path. Like Colorado Springs, it's more than an hour away, but Fort Collins doesn't have a major... More >>

• Now Showing

  published June 19, 2008

  Abstraction. A group of untitled abstracts by Ania Gola-Kumor launches this exhibit, which was organized by Sally Perisho. Gola-Kumor is... More >>

• Susanne Kuhn

  published June 19, 2008

  Using pictures to tell stories was definitely a no-no in classic modern art and for the first three quarters of the twentieth century.... More >>

• Going Green

  published June 19, 2008

  It was in the nineteenth century that artists in Europe and the United States, for the first time in millennia, went outside to create their... More >>

• Now Showing

  published June 12, 2008

  Abstraction. A group of untitled abstracts by Ania Gola-Kumor launches this exhibit, which was organized by Sally Perisho. Gola-Kumor is... More >>

• Sticks and Stones: Branching Out

  published June 12, 2008

  Though stone carver Vicki Rottman and photographer and ceramicist Loay Boggess, didn't work collaboratively, they have nonetheless intermingled... More >>

• Black & White and Confront/(A)Void

  published June 12, 2008

  It's funny how things go in waves in the art world. One minute there's a gaggle of landscape shows everywhere you look, and the next minute... More >>

• Now Showing

  published June 5, 2008

  Dale Chisman. Since Dale Chisman is among the greatest abstract painters who ever plied their trade in Colorado, this show is... More >>

• The Body Is Art

  published June 5, 2008

  Thinking small is the theme of my reviews this week, so it makes sense... More >>

• Little Pleasures

  published June 5, 2008

  When I think of a gallery, the typical image I have is of a capacious, carefully lit room. Conjure up the many spaces of this type at the... More >>

• Now Showing

  published May 29, 2008

  Berghaus, Douglas and Riverhouse Editions. In the front spaces at Sandy Carson, there's a whimsical yet intelligent show... More >>

• Patrick Porter: Soopermart Grand Opening

  published May 29, 2008

  East Colfax Avenue as it runs through central Denver is definitely on the way up. From downtown to the Monaco Parkway, storefronts are being... More >>

• Prior Restraint

  published May 29, 2008

  Design is the stepchild of the visual arts, with none of the high status of its cousins, painting and sculpture, or its big brother,... More >>

• Now Showing

  published May 22, 2008

  Berghaus, Douglas and Riverhouse Editions. In the front spaces at Sandy Carson, there's a whimsical yet intelligent show... More >>

• Making Public Buildings

  published May 22, 2008

  Cydney Payton, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver (1485 Delgany Street, 303-298-7554, More >>