Cuban Performance Artist Carlos Martiel Brings His Powerful Art Back to Denver
Carlos Martiel is a Cuban performance artist whose work is charged with criticisms of society. The internationally acclaimed artist has had shows around the wor...
Contemporary Art
Suchitra Mattai Expands Our Sense of History and Identity in New Solo Show
When it comes to holding a world view, Denver and Paris-based artist Suchitra Mattai carries a unique and global one. Born in Guyana, South America, Mattai has ...
MCA to Showcase Three Women Artists With Colorado Connections This Fall
Recently in the art world, there has been a lot of discussion about the dominance of white male artists represented in major museums and galleries. It's a fair ...
Governor Polis’ Office in the State Capitol Building Is Filled With Contemporary Art
Plenty of art is political, but generally, the door doesn't swing both ways — not many politicians are artistically inclined. However, Governor Jared Polis has ...
Tattoos, Georgia O’Keeffe and Carved Paintings Take Over the MCA with New Exhibits
Broadly speaking, contemporary art needs innovation in order to distinguish itself from the traditional canons of art. Without artists who take risks, or who ar...
K Contemporary Celebrates Its First Anniversary By Showcasing Over 20 Impressive Artists
It seems like it's been longer than a year since the LoDo art gallery K Contemporary opened. That may be because the roster of artists has been nothin...
The MCA Has Been Taken Over By Larger-Than-Life Sculptures Made From Ordinary Things
Making ordinary materials extraordinary is not a new technique for practitioners of creative endeavors. In many ways, that's what all art is — repurposing mater...
The Definitive Guide to Denver Art Galleries
Denver's main cultural facilities — like the Denver Art Museum and Museum of Contemporary Art — enjoy large crowds of both locals and visitors. But the city har...
DAM Curator Rebecca Hart Reflects on a Year of Politics and Art
It’s been a little over two years since Rebecca Hart, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Denver Art Museum has been in the Mile-High City, overseeing...
Chromagrain at Svper Ordinary Revels in Color, Geometry and Nature
Studio partners David Rice and Blaine Fontana compliment each other beautifully — both thematically and stylistically — in their shared exhibition "Chromagrain"...
Nick Cave: Open Dance Call at the DAM
A dancer moves with the music at Nick Cave's open audition.
This past Friday, Contemporary artist Nick Cave held an open dance call at the Denver Museum of ...