A tiny oil on copper painting–less than 9×7 inches–was put on display yesterday at the Denver Art Museum in the European and American art galleries in the Ponti Building. The painting, entitled “Rembrandt Laughing,” by — you guessed it — Rembrandt, was discovered in 2007 at a country auction in…
There are many jobs in this world. Some are so bizarre you probably don’t know they exist; some you might have had no idea people actually make a living at. In an effort to highlight some of these jobs, we’ve started a new series detailing the origins of people actually…
I haven’t seen every show at Ice Cube Gallery (3320 Walnut Street, 303-292-1822, www.icecubegallery.com ), but every one that I have seen has been great. Part of it is the spectacular showroom — just about anything would look its best here in one of the nicest exhibition spaces in town…
Trust me, you don’t have to be a boomer to love the Denver Modernism Show, but you do have to have a certain sense of style. During my sojourn there last Friday and Saturday, I saw people of all ages, from WWII-era grannies to babes in backpacks. But I also…
Probably the worst thing about The Family Circus (and there are a lot of really awful things about The Family Circus) is that it’s so damn easy to read. There you are, innocently going along reading the comics, and even though you’re trying your best to conscientiously avoid reading it,…
Dana Cain is a woman with an inborn swagger, albeit one that’s both sweet and a bit daft. Her whole reason to exist revolves around whether or not she can top herself at her own projects, and she often succeeds. Case in point: This year’s Denver Modernism Show. To promote…
Last year, the annual Art in the Garden, a collaboration between artist/curator Eric Matelski and Denver Urban Gardens, was rained out. But last Saturday, it was a different story: The weather was gorgeous and sunny, the snacks ample, the live music by Erik Rudolph spirited and I’ll be damned if…
Never Summer’s new film Made In America premiers next month on September 17 at Snowboard Film On The Rocks, along with Standard Films’ The Storming and Think Thank’s Right Brain, Left Brain. I’m looking forward to it: I’d never stepped on a Never Summer board before last season, but after…
There are many jobs in this world. Some are so bizarre you probably don’t know they exist; some you might have had no idea people actually make a living at. In an effort to highlight some of these jobs, we’ve started a new series detailing the origins of people actually…
If the success of the Denver Modernism Show is any indication, Denver loves mid-century Modernism and its ruling principles of clean lines and futuristic thinking. All across the front range, we’re suddenly frozen in the headlights of Mad Men and all that rad retro style that comes with it, and…
The Biennial of the Americas has officially ended, but many of the associated exhibits are still running, in part because the Biennial was originally supposed to continue through August. Last month, at the height of the festivities, I took the high road with my review of the three most important…
This year’s Denver Modernism Show has more angles than a Gropius house: fashion, style, architecture, design, retro schlock. But the show’s juried gallery of works primarily by Colorado artists (curated by Lauri Lynnxe Murphy) is unquestionably one of its premier slants. And while the official prize-winners will be determined by…
If the success of the Denver Modernism Show is any indication, Denver loves mid-century Modernism and its ruling principles of clean lines and futuristic thinking. All across the front range, we’re suddenly frozen in the headlights of Mad Men and all that rad retro style that comes with it, and…
Who is Lebresus? Where did he come from? What’s up with the halo and the badass beard? Is he any relation to the big J.C.? We first noticed Lebresus last week. He was spray painted onto a window of the castle-sized Sports Authority at 10th and Broadway, catty-corner to our…
If the success of the Denver Modernism Show is any indication, Denver loves mid-century Modernism and its ruling principles of clean lines and futuristic thinking. All across the front range, we’re suddenly frozen in the headlights of Mad Men and all that rad retro style that comes with it, and…
If the success of the Denver Modernism Show is any indication, Denver loves mid-century Modernism and its ruling principles of clean lines and futuristic thinking. All across the front range, we’re suddenly frozen in the headlights of Mad Men and all that rad retro style that comes with it, and…
It was damn hot on Saturday, but it felt like a good day to wander, so my friend Cathy and I moseyed over to Tennyson Street to see what we could see. More than just about any other neighborhood shopping district in Denver, Tennyson seems to retain that sleepy, retro…
Get a double-dip of culture tonight when Illiterate’s ongoing Ill Film Series gives up the screen to five emerging artists participating in the gallery’s current show, Down with the Sickness Too, which was put together by Rhinoceropolis founder Travis Egedy. Mario Zoots, Zach Reini, Alicia Ordal, Milton Melvin Croissant III…
There are many jobs in this world. Some are so bizarre you probably don’t know they exist; some you might have had no idea people actually make a living at. In an effort to highlight some of these jobs we’ve started a new series detailing the origins of people actually…
Back in 1968, a group of mostly local sculptors, with administrative support from painter Beverly Rosen and financial support from her husband, Bernie Rosen, staged the first and only Denver Sculpture Symposium. For this special event, they chose a then-vacant lot in the triangle formed by the intersections of Colorado…
It wasn’t a complete surprise to TACtile Textile Arts Center director Dianne Denholm (and the rest of the nonprofit’s board) when she learned a few weeks ago that TACtile would have to vacate its current home in the ailing mall Tamarac Square on August 31 rather than early next year…
When the Aurora History Museum moved to its current location in 1991, the debut exhibition was dedicated to Native American art collected by Bill and Sue Hensler. Now, almost twenty years later, a group of pieces donated to the museum by those same Henslers goes on display on August 17…
