The streamlined forms, the emphasis on planes and lines, the form-follows-function mentality: all tenets of architectural modernism. At the same time, though, it’s not so easy to define what is modernism and what isn’t — a lot of schools of architecture could fall under the broad umbrella of modernism, and…
Abstract paintings and sculptures continue to be popular draws at Denver galleries, and there are several shows on display right now, but abstraction — which I’ll get to in a moment — is also in the news. First up in the abstract realm is Galileo’s Garden, made up of mixed-media…
What do violin music, blacksmiths, preserving a family name and claims of undying love all have in common? They’re all things of the past; all things culture has decided we can happily live without. But the Dodge Charger is a thing outside of time; a constant beacon of badass in…
Though the decision is not set in stone, there was a community meeting last week regarding the possibility of a SuperTarget being put into the Tamarac Square mall on Hampden in Southeast Denver. After The Gap, one of the remaining draws for the shopping center, closed over a half-decade ago…
With blue skies predicted for the next few days, there ain’t no way First Friday won’t be sprouting artwalkers like dandelions. Spring is here, the art is good and the art districts are alive with the breath of things to come. Here are a few of our First Friday picks…
Free Comic Book Day is going down this Saturday, and for many people around town, that means venturing into a comic book store for the first time. We understand that can be a terrifying experience, but don’t worry, we’ve got you covered: If you happen to run into a trademark…
Denver Broncos Running Back Lance Ball held court (field?) at St. Elizabeth’s School yesterday for a charity event that happened to coincide with Teacher’s Appreciation Day. The children slithered all over him in that adorable, no-boundary-having way that kids do, and he absolutely loved it…
A little over four years ago, Frank Bingham’s entire family was killed at the corner of 15th and Arapahoe streets downtown when he, his wife and two children were struck by a drunk driver while crossing the street. Only Bingham survived. At the time, Bingham was the director of the…
Facebook is starting to make me itch, what with its infestation of high heels and sneaker spam, not to mention the scantily clad women advertising scattered-ass to and fro across the home page. Rather than your favorite social media hangout, it’s turning into the easiest place to catch a digitally…
Last August, Denver International Airport unveiled its ambitious plans for a hotel, an RTD commuter rail station and an RTD bridge (pictured) over Peña Boulevard. All had been envisioned as a coherent, interconnected and singular group of structures by architectural superstar Santiago Calatrava (whom I wrote about on August 5,…
What with Free Comic Book Day coming up and all, there are plenty of events and activities this week dedicated to nerd-core man-children who never gave up the comic books they loved as children — but there’s also at least one devoted to actual children. Tomorrow night brings BASH, the…
Who doesn’t love puns? Here’s a commercial that banks on the obvious answer to that question: Nobody doesn’t love puns. Everyone loves puns. If you disagree, then you simply haven’t found the right pun yet. It will come to you, don’t worry. Perhaps that perfect pun is just around the…
Colors collided on the brick walls at the Lucid Gallery on Saturday night, with styles of art from photography to 3-dimensional figurines created by over fifty Denver artists, while yet more artists created live paintings mid-floor, using about fifteen nude volunteers as canvasses — girls wearing nothing but panties and…
When Frank Warren famously handed out hundreds of postcards in 2004 to strangers on the street, asking them to write down a secret and send the cards back anonymously, the big surprise is that they really did it. It was such a popular project, in fact, that Warren turned it…
When the computer mouse in its modern form was introduced to the general exactly thirty years ago as part of the Xerox Star workstation, nobody could have predicted the extent to which it would revolutionize our existence, ushering us one step further away from the esoteric world of DOS systems…
These aren’t your normal healthy snacks from the countryside that make you feel loved and appreciated just by eating ’em. No, these NYC snacks don’t fuck around, so don’t give ’em any trouble, you hear? Unless you want to end up like Mr. Hotdog, floating in the Hudson, half-eaten by…
For an intolerably long time, there has been a gaping void in the soul of Denver, and that void is the shape of a giant blue box somewhere in the suburbs where price-tag-conscious hipsters can get their simultaneous fix of trendy, affordable, ready-to-assemble furniture and Swedish culinary delights at the…
The phrase “end of an era” has lost much of its meaning because it’s been so overused, but I can’t think of anything more appropriate to say about the impending closure of the Camera Obscura Gallery. In business since 1980, Camera Obscura was among the first galleries in the country…
In Japanese, “sawagi” is so defined: Uproar, commotion, revel, excitement, hubbub, ado, merrymaking. In plain English, it’s a hell-raisin’ party, though tomorrow night’s SAWAGI! Raising a Ruckus for Japan, a joint effort of Naropa University and Kansuke Productions to raise funds to send bottled water to the quake-shattered Tohoku region…
When we first came across Rhombus Jerk, a new webcomic series from Joe Flores, we were delighted, charmed and slightly terrified by the innocuous but totally random humor embedded in each panel. Over time it has tackled subjects like “Wookie in a UFO,” “Reimagined Famous Logos,” and other surreal but…
In advance of the Arvada Center’s production of The Lady With All the Answers, which starts its previews tomorrow night, we started researching the woman the play was based on: Eppie Lederer. Known to the public for 47 years as advice columnist Ann Landers, Lederer was a fascinating lady. And…
Tonight’s after-hours Science Lounge at the Museum of Nature And Science invites Dr. Bridget Coughlin, museum curator of Human Health, to speak on tattoos and the biology behind the marriage of ink and skin (and all its squirmy, bacteria-laden possibilities.) But the topic of art will go beyond permanent body…
