Paint the town read! A couple of bestselling authors will discuss hot-button issues and their work in Denver this week, and a controversial figure will be here to set the table for a celebration of the 75th year of her iconoclastic life. Read on for all the lit-pick details. See…
Colorado was the first state to make Columbus Day an official holiday, in 1907. The federal government soon followed suit, and on Monday, state and federal offices will be closed to to mark the day, which will be celebrated with a Columbus Day Parade tomorrow. But while that parade was…
Visit worlds both fantastical and familiar this weekend at gallery shows that plumb the miniature and the infinite and everything in between. And you don’t even need to leave Denver for this visual vacation! Read on for all the details. See also: Got Oil? Lauri Lynnxe Murphy: Lament at Leon…
Interstate 70 roars through Globeville, and with an October 31 deadline for public comment, discussion over its expansion is roaring as well. Houses on either side may be torn down as part of the project, and murals under the viaduct at 46th Avenue and Lincoln — paid for by the…
Radiolab’s Jad Abumrad — who was awarded a MacArthur fellowship in 2011 — is just as affable and eloquent on the phone as he sounds on the radio, with a dash of vulnerability revealed when he worries about fucking up the answer to a question. Yes, he actually said that…
Lauri Lynnxe Murphy, whose art often deals with environmental themes, has been on a mission to purge herself of oil-based materials. But boycotting oil is next to impossible. Next May, Murphy plans to leave her massive Five Points studio behind and embark on a cross-country journey in a tiny home…
Last month, in writing about the now-closed Harmony Hammond show at RedLine, as well as a group show featuring a trio of artists at Michael Warren Contemporary, I noted not only that painting appears to be back as strong as ever, but also that abstract painting in particular is coming…
Sam Spina compares the attraction of autobiographical comics with the appeal of reality television. “Super-trashy reality TV gets good ratings — it doesn’t necessarily have to be good,” he says. But Spina, a longtime Denver comic artist currently living in Atlanta, doesn’t think it’s the quality of these art forms…
David B. Smith has shoe-horned a pairing of shows into the gallery’s early fall schedule this year, but that means the exhibits won’t last long: both close Saturday. Gallery owner, David Smith, has brought on a new director, Whitney Carter, who recently moved here from California where she had extensive…
On Thursday night, fashionistas took over the McNichols Building for a benefit fashion show gala reflecting the Colorado Photographic Arts Center’s continuing exhibit Fashion/Culture. Photographer Scott Lenz brought back these images and more from the high-class evening. See also: Playbill: Three Plays to See in Denver for October 2-5…
The La Alma/Lincoln Park neighborhood was named one of the nation’s Ten Great Neighorhoods this week by the American Planning Association. I happen to live in the neighborhood, which is bounded by Colfax Avenue to the north, 6th Avenue to the south, Speer Boulevard to the east and the South…
Downtown will be hopping this weekend — and not just because thousands of beer lovers here for the Great American Beer Festival will spill out into the streets. There will also be free performances, art and other activities for all ages as Reimagine Your Downtown transforms the area, turning parks…
Anything goes on First Friday, and in October, some of the goings-on take a spooky turn for the witching season. Whether you’re looking for highbrow or lowbrow, we’ve got a selection that covers both; keep reading for details. See also: Albert Chong: The Photomosaics/Mark Amerika Book Release…
“The mindset of punk rockers, artists, hackers — it all boils down to the same thing: Critical thinking,” says Concoctory founder Mar Williams. Her hackerspace recently fused with Cabal Enterprises, a nine-person art cooperative supplying South Broadway with hyper-local art, creativity, and DIY, which is more than a mere hobby…
Artists Ray Tomasso and Regina Benson have been presenting tandem solo shows at Ice Cube for the last few years. This bond didn’t develop because the two do similar work, but because they have certain affinities. First, there are the shared themes — the natural forces in Colorado. Second, each…
Taste of Iceland brought yarn-storming fanatic Linda Björk Eiríksdóttir all the way from trendy Reykjavík to Denver, to help local knitters and other fiber-graffitists beautify the trees in Civic Center Park with knitted blocks and squares and toadstools, all on a lovely Saturday afternoon. Photographer Danielle Lirette snapped these images…
You can find art all over town — not just on gallery walls. In this series, we’ll be looking at some of the local artists who serve up their work in coffeehouses and other non-gallery businesses around town. “I’m obviously inspired by film,” says freelance artist Kaitlin Ziesmer, who paints…
This weekend, visit with an artist-in-residence as he paints, check out what’s new at the Denver Art Museum, begin a three-show odyssey with a top-notch Colorado sculptor or just have some fun with a local working collective. Keep reading for the details. See also: Taste of Iceland: Yarn Storming…
The Biennial of the Americas returns to Denver on July 14, 2015 — months away, but still NOW! That’s the theme for this third Biennial, which will feature festivals, exhibitions, events and dialogue over three themed days — Generation NOW, Business NOW, and Community NOW — culminating with Americas NOW!,…
Yarnbombing or yarn storming, as it’s called in places like the UK and Iceland, is an international revolution; here in Denver, the Ladies Fancywork Society’s work has brightened random street corners and local art museums alike. Now, Icelandic yarn stormer Linda Björk Eiríksdóttir, aka BarbaKnit, has come from Reykjavík to…
Pirate member Christine Buchsbaum invited her friend and fellow artist, Michael Bhichitkul, to help her curate Where You Begin, a group show in which artists employ ordinary subjects in unusual or extraordinary ways. Both Buchsbaum and Bhichitkul included examples of their own works, and both are genuine standouts. Buchsbaum’s is…
This week, Shakespeare goes to the ballet and the classic tales of Edgar Allen Poe go for a hike in Boulder, while Aurora’s Vintage Theatre brings back a poignant musical about married life. Continue reading for all the details. See also: Running Amok: The Denver Center Theatre Company presents Lord…
