Inked Up: An Interview With Mike O’Farrell
Mike O’Farrell isn’t your typical tattoo artist. Though he may be a seasoned pro now, O’Farrell’s career in the tattoo industry began with trial and error. Nearly nine years ago at the age of 19, O’Farrell began tattooing on himself and friends. “The first year of tattooing was the hardest, but the thing I love...
Literature to Life: The Things They Carried
War. Though the majority of us could do without it, it is an inescapable reality in the world today. But without the brave heroes who have sacrificed their safety and in many cases their lives to protect us, the lives we lead would be much different. In honor of Veterans Day, the American Place Theatre’s...
Dana Schutz: If the Face Had Wheels
Combining the absurd with the real, Dana Schutz is perhaps one of the most innovative contemporary artists to emerge in recent decades. With a vibrant color palette and a fantastical sensibility, Schutz’s work contains a level of intensity that is nearly impossible to ignore. Beginning Nov. 11, Dana Schutz: If the Face Had Wheels will...
Trick or Treat: An Evening With Edgar Allan Poe
“True! –nervous –very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses –not destroyed –not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in...
The Denver Art Museum Presents: Becoming Van Gogh
After months of anticipation, the time has finally arrived. On Sunday, the Denver Art Museum opened its exhibition of Becoming Van Gogh. Featuring more than 70 paintings and drawings by Van Gogh (as well as nearly 30 works by artists he responded to) Becoming Van Gogh illustrates the methodical steps that Van Gogh took over his...
Ramping Up: The 5th Annual Bordo Bello
You know that something is going to be good when there’s a long line. Sure, it’s a pain in the ass (or just downright boring) to stand for two hours waiting for the premiere of a new movie or the opening of a popular store, but in the end, doesn’t it make the experience that...
The Other Primary Colors: Black, White and Gray
Red, blue and yellow. The primary colors. Mix them together and you can get virtually any color in the rainbow. But what about the other primary colors? I’m talking about black, white and gray. What can be made with such drab hues? Last Friday, Space Gallery held its opening reception for The Other Primary Colors:...
Colorado Ballet: An Evening Under the Lights
I used to be a ballerina. No, really, it’s true. In fact I danced for nearly 10 years (bet you didn’t know that.) So you can imagine my excitement when I had the opportunity to go see Colorado Ballet: An Evening Under the Lights at the Parker Arts, Culture and Events (PACE) Center this past...































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