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Phil Bender

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    February 5, 2009

    Hometown Boy

    An artist springs from Colorado Springs

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    May 6, 2008

    Cheer or Jeer Phil Bender Tonight at the Lab

    An artist springs from Colorado Springs

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    January 6, 2000

    Walk the Plank

    Pirate 20th Anniversary Group Membership Show

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    May 31, 2001

    Artbeat

    Brief sketches of what's happening in the Denver art scene.

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    April 4, 2002
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    October 20, 2005

    Big Tops

    David Seiler's show riffs on carnivals, and a three-ring circus takes over the CVA.

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    July 3, 2008
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    January 1, 1998
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    June 19, 2008

    Well-Tooled

    Artist Tim Flynn’s childhood dream comes to life.

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    June 5, 2008

    Cycle of Seasons

    Artist Tim Flynn’s childhood dream comes to life.

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    June 4, 2009

    Mini Makeover

    Things are looking up at BMoCA.

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    May 1, 2008

    Now Showing

    Capsule reviews of current exhibits

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    April 24, 2008

    Now Showing

    Capsule reviews of current exhibits

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    April 17, 2008

    Now Showing

    Capsule reviews of current exhibits

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    April 10, 2008

    Now Showing

    Capsule reviews of current exhibits

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    April 3, 2008

    Now Showing

    Capsule reviews of current exhibits

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    March 27, 2008

    Now Showing

    Capsule reviews of current exhibits.

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    March 20, 2008

    Now Showing

    Capsule reviews of current exhibits.

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    March 6, 2008

    Far and Wide

    MCA Denver takes on Chinese Art, while the Lab looks at rural America.

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    January 17, 2008

    Thrift Store Art

    Two new exhibits spice up the Lab.

  • Culture

    June 29, 2006

    Basis Loaded

    Decades of Influence is a home run at the Center for Visual Art.

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    August 11, 2005

    Artbeat

    Brief sketches of what's happening in the Denver art scene.

  • News

    July 28, 2005

    Art Attack

    Ichabod's gets a Jack Jensen makeover.

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    December 18, 2003

    Raise the Jolly Roger

    The Pirate members have become quite professional in their annual art offerings.

  • Culture

    June 12, 2003

    Risk Management

    Cydney Payton sticks her neck out with a courageous MCA summer show.

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    May 15, 2003

    Artbeat

    Brief sketches of what's happening in the Denver art scene.

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    December 6, 2001

    Snow Globe Trove

    Though others may make light, Denver artists find snow globes a tiny delight.

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    May 24, 2001

    The New Math

    Geometry rules in the current attractions at the Singer Gallery.

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    December 21, 2000

    Zippity Doodads

    This artwork is all relative.

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    November 30, 2000

    Shop, Shop

    Shop Till You Drop

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    June 8, 2000

    Art Beat

    Michael Paglia's brief sketches of what's happening in the Denver art scene.

  • News

    January 29, 1998

    Phil Bender

    Art for Art's Sake

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    May 8, 1997

    Road Kill

    Art for Art's Sake

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    April 17, 1997

    Thrills for the week

    Art for Art's Sake

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    May 30, 1996

    Mind Bender

    Art for Art's Sake

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    April 11, 1996

    Thrills for the week

    Art for Art's Sake

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    June 18, 2009

    Now Showing

    Capsule reviews of current exhibits

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    January 21, 2010

    He’s Eligible!

    Capsule reviews of current exhibits

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    July 15, 2010

    Obscure Objects of Desire

    Capsule reviews of current exhibits

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    September 30, 2010

    The Spirits Are About to Speak

    Capsule reviews of current exhibits

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    September 1, 2011

    Place To Place

    Capsule reviews of current exhibits

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    Phil Bender among the winners of the Mayor's Award for Excellence

    Phil Bender​Seems like just yesterday -- February, actually -- when the last round of the Mayor's Award for Excellence in the Arts, with the winners for 2010, was announced. But 2011 will see another group of honorees, because the next awards presentation has been moved up to November 3, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    The Pirate spirit lives on during Dia de los Muertos

    Shrine by Melissa Getz​ This is the first in a series of posts in honor of Denver Arts Week, saluting some of our favorite people and places on the arts scene. When Pirate: A Contemporary Art Oasis opened on January 1, 1980, it was a true oasis -- both in an arts scene lacking in psychic alte ... More >>

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    December 15, 2011

    A Pirate's Life

    Shrine by Melissa Getz​ This is the first in a series of posts in honor of Denver Arts Week, saluting some of our favorite people and places on the arts scene. When Pirate: A Contemporary Art Oasis opened on January 1, 1980, it was a true oasis -- both in an arts scene lacking in psychic alte ... More >>

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    December 22, 2011

    Fifteen best Denver ART moments in 2011

    Bicycle vs. Homing Pigeon vs. Moped from Village Voice Media on Vimeo.We've been rolling off lists this week like there's no tomorrow, and maybe there isn't, considering that pesky 2012 Mayan prophecy and all that. Earlier this week, Jef Otte presented his 10 best moments in Denver arts list, riffin ... More >>

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    January 17, 2012

    Will the real Phill Bender please stand up? Phil Bender on Facebook: real or performance art?

    ​Late last week, the unthinkable happened. Phil Bender -- founder of Pirate gallery and the generally accepted godfather of the Denver co-op scene -- mysteriously appeared on Facebook. Anyone who knows Phil even the least bit knows that he does not compute: doesn't trust a computer or a tweet, ... More >>

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    January 18, 2012

    Reader: Has Phil Bender faced the future by putting up a Facebook page?

    Artists Jerry Simpson and Phil Bender -- or is it? -- in a Facebook photo​Phil Bender was a famous artist long before he won the Mayor's Award for Excellence in the Arts this fall -- even if he was the one who hung himself with the "Famous Artist" tag. So is it possible that the Piratical, te ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    New perspectives from old favorites: Another Way to Go: 6 Artists, 12 Directions

    Front, 'Liliacae,' steel, Tyler Aiello; back, 'Pillow People,' Tyler Aiello; far back, 'The Time Dynamic' (triptych) and 'Enfold' (diptych), Jimmy Sellars​To become well-known, artists usually have to find a niche. Once they become popular for their body of work within that forte, other projec ... More >>

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    January 30, 2012

    Win tickets to Westword's Artopia 2012

    February 18​On Saturday, February 18, Artopia will fill five SoCo venues with work from some of Denver's best visual artists, local fashion, culinary creations and specialty cocktails mixed exclusively for Artopia attendees. Tickets for this mid-winter festival of the arts range between $20 ... More >>

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