Even before Denver International Airport opened in 1995, conspiracy theories about the new facility were taking off – and thanks to social media, they’ve really flown over the past twenty years. Now airport officials are making lemon out of that lemonade, with Conspiracy Theories Uncovered, an exhibit that opened Monday…
This weekend the reopened Museum of Contemporary Art Denver segues into fall with three big shows, while the galleries at Leon and Super Ordinary shine on with a couple of sweet solos. Kim Dickey: Words Are Leaves Nathan Carter: Ladies and Gentlemen, Meet the Dramastics Bodacioussss MCA Denver October 8…
Boulder-based painter Sarah McKenzie has a handsome solo at David B. Smith Gallery called White Walls. The show’s title refers to the traditional exhibition space in a gallery or museum — typically a set of white walls on which art is hung — and in this show, McKenzie depicts these…
I love my city, I really do. Even if it is frustrating at times, with our traffic problems, the flood of ugly development, the constant “reimagining” of already-established neighborhoods, an embarrassing dog-poop epidemic and the inhumane treatment of our most vulnerable population, Denver is still a pretty great place to live. I’ve…
An inordinately large proportion of Colorado’s art-exhibition venues — including alternative spaces, galleries, museums and art centers — are located within the relatively confined area of central Denver. We’re talking about approximately 80 percent of the art infrastructure in the entire state. And while a number of surrounding suburbs and…
Five years ago, Stu Alden, co-owner of Ink Lounge, started ManCraft, a holiday market for male crafters, with a roster of eleven artisans. His goal was to give males a voice in holiday markets and a place to show off their crafts, and ManCraft succeeded far beyond his expectations, growing to include more than…
This weekend you can go outside, both literally and figuratively, at a grand landscape-based exhibit by Boulder artists, on an art walk through an historic Lakewood neighborhood or on a different walk through the grittiest of locales — under the I-70 viaduct. Evolving Visions of Land and Landscape Boulder Museum…
Painter Mark Brasuell has been part of Denver’s alternative gallery scene since the 1990s. For most of that time he was a member of Edge Gallery, but a couple of years ago he made a surprise move to join Spark Gallery on Santa Fe Drive. He now has a solo…
In northern New Mexico and southern Colorado, various Native American cultures stretching back to antiquity created distinctive works of art. Hundreds of years ago, Latino culture began to flourish in the area, establishing its own set of artistic currents. Finally, a century and a half ago, European-Americans came, and among…
In building the Mayday Experiment, I have to be constantly aware that I am not only building a home, but a quasi-public space. The house itself is also the art, and many of my design choices (such as devoting a large area to seating) reflect those needs more than my…
In certain circles, fantastic facial hair is an art-form, resulting in carefully groomed, waxed, spit-shined and, in some cases, patiently grown whiskers that swirl around in curliques, are shaved into magnificent muttonchops or braided into beautiful plaits. Some of the region’s best-bearded and mustachioed men — and a few imaginative women —…
This weekend, we welcome the highly-anticipated Western The Magnificent Seven and watch Andy Samberg as a bizarre bird in Storks and Zac Efron dive into bully-hazing rituals in Goat. All will be showing just down the street from you, Denver! Here are the five best film openings to indulge in this weekend. Click the movie…
New beginnings — a new space, a new arts festival, sculptures forged in fire — pop up on the Denver arts scene this weekend. Here are some spots where you should pop in, too. Scott Young: Wish You Were Here Rule Gallery 530 Santa Fe Drive September 23 through November…
Colorado Crush 2016 may be over, but the murals that recently bloomed in the RiNo Art District aren’t going anywhere. Nearly eighty artists made this year’s event the most successful ever. Since Crush balances street-art and graffiti, it can sometimes feel as though the event’s at odds with itself, given…
It’s a bizarre bazaar, a mashup of mental might, a creative caravan. The second annual Jaipur Literature Festival starts September 23 in Boulder, throwing seventy writers from around the world together in fifty overlapping conversations over two days — and it’s all free. The festival reflects the predilections of its founder,…
The handsome Transforming Milk Into Milk, now installed in the Project Space at RedLine, is a loosely conceived group show that’s as enigmatic in places as its name. The exhibit was put together by former RedLine resident Derrick Velasquez; he took the title from an Allen Ginsberg quote related to…
A few weeks ago the Museum of Contemporary Art had to close for a few days to mop up after a pipe break. Now it has to close for a few weeks to finish the repairs. And so MCA will be closed from now until Friday, October 7, when it will…
It’s Friday, and that means the weekend awaits in all of its colorful glory. And events don’t get more colorful than Colorado Crush 2016. In case you missed our previous coverage, RiNo is hosting a huge street-art event over the next two days with 75 artists, 55 of which are…
This Third Friday brings new exhibits all over metro Denver, at co-ops and commercial galleries alike. Here are five of the most promising: No Go Home Gildar Gallery September 16 through October 15 Opening reception: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, September 16 Adam Gildar’s respected Broadway gallery returns from a…
This is your last chance to see Drawing Never Dies at RedLine, which closes at 7 p.m. today, August 5. Keep reading for my capsule review of that show, as well as other exhibits you can still catch along the Front Range. — including Performance on Paper, which I review…
Space Gallery director Michael Burnett is contributing to the current women’s art craze here in Denver by mounting the elegant group show Expanding the Dialogue: Part One. At a time when some Denver galleries have only a handful of women in their stable, female artists account for fully half the…
DIY haven Rhinoceropolis and neighboring spaces Glob and Club Scum turned on the arts and music for an immersive experience at Fantasia 2016, two nights of psychedelic fun. All photos by Ken Hamblin III. Now see the full Fantasia 2016 slide show…
