Michael Paglia visits Emmanuel Gallery and Gildar Gallery in this week’s review, taking in two shows rooted in conceptual process and neo-modernism. The show at Emmanuel focuses on the conceptual art of Adam Milner, while the show at Gildar displays neo-modern abstract paintings from duo Hollis + Lana. Continue reading…
Nancy Stohlman can do it all. She can create new genres of literature, write operas and teach you how to do both. Someday she hopes to become a pirate, but in the meantime her new flash novel The Monster Opera will be transformed into an opera on Friday, October 4…
For this year’s Now Showing, Westword’s fall arts guide (you’ll find it tucked into our September 26 issue), we asked artistic movers and shakers to answer a few questions about the state of the arts, both locally and around the world. We’ll be rolling out their answers over the next…
My earliest childhood memories of 7-Eleven are all positive. Growing up in the pseudo-suburban area of southeast Denver known as Virginia Village, I spent many summer days scrounging for enough change to buy a Slurpee and three or four pieces of Bazooka bubble gum at the nearby 7-Eleven. Because way…
For this year’s Now Showing, Westword’s fall arts guide (you’ll find it tucked into our September 26 issue), we asked artistic movers and shakers to answer a few questions about the state of the arts, both locally and around the world. We’ll be rolling out their answers over the next…
For this year’s Now Showing, Westword’s fall arts guide (you’ll find it tucked into our September 26 issue), we asked artistic movers and shakers to answer a few questions about the state of the arts, both locally and around the world. We’ll be rolling out their answers over the next…
This weekend, Breaking Bad comes to an end. No more Walter White. No more Heisenberg. No more Jesse, Saul or Todd. No more of television’s best drama. That’s going to leave a gaping hole in fans’ hearts, but one lucky — and wealthy — superfan has the opportunity to own…
For this year’s Now Showing, Westword’s fall arts guide (you’ll find it tucked into our September 26 issue), we asked artistic movers and shakers to answer a few questions about the state of the arts, both locally and around the world. We’ll be rolling out their answers over the next…
For nearly a century, Western art was dismissed in favor of international modernism. But then a funny thing happened: In the late twentieth century, the market for Western-themed paintings and sculptures soared, forcing institutions like the Denver Art Museum to scramble to catch up as prices skyrocketed. (This is why…
Demons are bad news. They’re powerful, usually immortal — or damn close — and almost invariably pure, undiluted evil. When you’ve got demon problems, you’ve got serious problems. And when that happens, who are you going to call? Not the Ghostbusters. Yeah, they did best a demon or two, but…
The concept is simple: Adapt Ken Kesey’s novel about a fascist mental ward, and make half the patients deaf. The affect, though, is much more complex and dynamic. The Rocky Mountain Deaf Theatre’s co-director, Nicki Runge, says she’s always felt that “the way the patients were treated in One Flew…
LoHi is one of the hottest real estate markets in town — and Little Man Ice Cream is one of the businesses that’s made the area so cool. The man behind the iconic Little Man just teamed up with Jolt, a graffiti artist and Westword MasterMind, to create another landmark…
Sunday brought the start of autumn, and Denver’s street style reflected that transition. For progressive menswear, we didn’t need to look further than Daniel Donez, a local student and artist we spotted carrying his own artwork that complemented his black and white look. Keep reading to learn where he shops,…
“I am bullet stopping building crashing weapon,” sings Adam Stone in his song Steel. “I don’t feel anger panic envy or aggression, yes I could fly and could withstand the fires of hell.” Yes, Stone has formed his own theater production company, Screw Tooth, but he also sings. And at…
Dede LaRue, loved around town for her funny and sometimes political animal sculptures, has “got art bubbling over in her, and she just isn’t done,” says her friend Renna Shesso. So it only makes sense that when LaRue’s fighting for her life, it’s art that will help her get through…
“Aurora’s Green Revolution” is that city’s 2013 theme, and Recycling Reversal: The Art of Rubbish will turn the Aurora Public Library green tomorrow at a one-day celebration of found-object art. On Saturday, September 21, this interactive art project will give people a chance to work with local and national artists…
The Denver Art Museum gave its outdoor plaza a Parisian makeover this week, complete with café tables, streetlamps and even a few local artists painting in the courtyard. The transformation was designed to announce the start of public ticket sales for DAM’s fall exhibit, Passport to Paris, and a fifteen-foot…
Michael Paglia visits MCA Denver and the Denver Botanic Gardens in this week’s review, taking in two separate shows focusing on sculpture. The show at MCA focuses on works by John McEnroe while the exhibit at the DBG is a group show. Continue reading for photos from both exhibits. See…
For every artist doing three-dimensional pieces in Colorado, there are a hundred more working in two dimensions. That makes a pair of current shows featuring sculpture and installations something special. First up is Catalyst, an enchanting outdoor exhibit at the Denver Botanic Gardens that is chock-full of impressive sculptures. Catalyst…
Often overlooked for its bigger, brasher cousin, East Colfax Avenue, the quaint little strip of 13th Avenue between Downing and Sherman streets is one of the few remaining arteries of pedestrian shopping, historic buildings and authentic culture in the Denver area. Its lack of recognition may actually be the secret…
The show must go on, and for Laura Ann Samuelson and Joanna Rotkin, a helicopter rescue was the only way to keep their production THE GREAT GREEN on track for the Boulder International Fringe Festival, which starts today. Rotkin, creator and star of THE GREAT GREEN, resides in Jamestown, which…
Adam Lichty wants Denverites to walk more — and see a lot more. That’s the motivation for Denver Streetheart, which collects street art from around the city and shares photos on Instagram with Lichty’s 1,500 followers. But he doesn’t want the experience to stop there. He wants people to go…
