Richard Peterson

Twelve Denver arts flashbacks from 2012

Art-museum shows reigned in 2012, from a couple of demographic-busting blockbusters at the Denver Art Museum to a visual constellation of exhibits at the Museum of Contemporary Arts Denver, the Colorado Photographic Arts Center and other satellites that paid tribute to a West Coast punk moment in ti ... More >>

10 things to do for $10 in Denver this weekend (5 free!), December 21-23

Yeah, the world might end tonight. But just in case it doesn't, hold onto some of your cash, rather than ending up like one of Harold Camping's followers. Because there will be plenty of ways to spend it this weekend in Denver, where bargain activities include skating at a roller disco, dancing away ... More >>

Punks and Paranoia

Ten things to do for $10 this weekend, June 8-10, 2012

Down to your last ten dollars? Don't worry, there are plenty of things you can do this weekend that cost a Hamilton or less. Gawk at a performance artist living in a box, usher in summer at a dance party, or pretend you're in Paris at a Francophile craft party. You might even have some money left ov ... More >>

Kids Like Us

Noah Van Sciver goes to Bruce Conner & Richard Peterson at MCA

This past Friday night, MCA Denver opened its Search & Destroy exhibition, which displayed everything from the works of photographers Bruce Conner and Richard Peterson to old copies of MRR to posters and large-scale Black Flag art. Backbeat cartoonist Noah Van Sciver was there and brings back his in ... More >>

Noah Van Sciver goes punk at MCA Denver

Editor's note: Westword cartoonist Noah Van Sciver paints the town like nobody else, as demonstrated in his recaps of visits to the Denver Art Museum, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and out own Westword Artopia (Make sure you read Noah's blog for more comics and wonderment, including his sp ... More >>

Photos: Richard Peterson and the Art of a Warrior Tribe at the Gildar Gallery

A new MCA Denver satellite show, Richard Peterson and the Art of a Warrior Tribe, opened on Friday, March 23, at the Gildar Gallery, and will be up through April 20. Curated by the MCA's Adam Lerner, it's one cog in the machine called Search & Destroy, an exploration of the cross-discipline West Coa ... More >>

Ten things to do for $10 this weekend, March 23-25, 2012

Spring is finally here, and that means that more people are touring this way, more patios are opening, and there are plenty more ways to get out and have fun. But just because you'll be going out more doesn't mean you have to part with your hard-earned cash. From '80s-themed burlesque to punk-art sh ... More >>

Illiterate's Adam Gildar goes solo in a new chapter for Denver arts

Adam Gildar, Westword MasterMind (Class of 2011), is having a hard time getting used to saying "I" rather than "we" when speaking about happenings at his South Broadway gallery: Formerly known as Illiterate and managed by three partners including Gildar, it's now re-entering the art-scene fray as Gi ... More >>