Pop and Circumstance

Margaret Kasahara has been playing with the boundaries between East and West — and where everything meets in the middle — for about a decade, so she was a natural to create a companion exhibit to Kizuna: West Meets East at the Denver Botanic Gardens. Someone Like You, Kasahara’s exhibit...

By Amber Taufen

October 25, 2012

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Margaret Kasahara has been playing with the boundaries between East and West — and where everything meets in the middle — for about a decade, so she was a natural to create a companion exhibit to Kizuna: West Meets East at the Denver Botanic Gardens. Someone Like You, Kasahara’s exhibit of paintings, opened August 18 in the Gates Garden Court Gallery, and there will be a reception for the artist there from 5:30 to 8 p.m. tonight, as well as an artist talk starting at 6:30 p.m.

“It’s a really bright, colorful show with lighthearted humor,” Kasahara explains, noting that she uses images from pop culture to examine identity and self-expression. “It is kind of pointed, but I want people to enjoy the work for the visuals alone, regardless of what you take away from the East/West dialogue I have going on.”

The Denver Botanic Gardens is located at 1007 York Street; tonight’s reception and artist talk are included in the DBG gate fee of $12.50 for adults, $9.50 for seniors and $9 for students and kids. Call 720-865-3585 or visit www.botanicgardens.org to RSVP.
Aug. 18-Nov. 4, 2012

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Amber Taufen has been writing about people, places and things in Denver since 2005. She works as an editor, writer, and production and process guru out of her home office in the foothills.

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