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Cori Anderson
523 posts
Nari Ward’s “We The People” at MCA Denver Exposes Societal Wounds and Seeks to Heal Them
In the three months since the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Denver should have opened its newest exhibition,…
July 8, 2020
There’s A Secret Garden Filled With Art Hidden Near Denver
Somewhere near Denver, an artist’s backyard has been transformed into an outdoor art gallery. Tiffany Matheson is the…
June 30, 2020
Public Outrage Changed the Elijah McClain Case, but Saturday’s Police Response Shows Issues Persist
Nearly one year after Elijah McClain died after an excessively aggressive encounter with a handful of officers from…
June 29, 2020
Two Artists Tell Stories Through Portraits at ILA Gallery
Portraiture is a deeply human form of art. Unlike Abstract Expressionism or Impressionism, portraiture relies solely on the…
June 25, 2020
CRUSH Announces 2020 Artist Roster, Changes Due to COVID and Promise of Censor-Free Art
Every year, street art lovers in Denver and beyond count the days until September, when the annual mural…
June 23, 2020
Denver’s 2020 Primary Ballot, Explained
In one week, voters in Colorado will need to make their first decisions for the 2020 elections by…
June 23, 2020
Spray Their Names Aims to Paint Murals That Honor Lives Lost and Amplify Marginalized Voices
Art is a responsive media — even when a global pandemic and weeks of protests aren’t simultaneously occurring.…
June 19, 2020
What Does Defund the Police Mean in Denver?
Even though a sweeping police accountability bill (SB20-217) passed both the Senate and House of Representatives and will…
June 18, 2020
This Fundraiser for Racial Justice Includes the Chance to Win an Original Piece of Street Art
A few blocks east of the Denver Art Museum next to the restaurant City O’ City there sits…
June 16, 2020
Denver Finishes Black Lives Matter Mural on Broadway, But It’ll Only Last About a Month
On June 5, employees from Washington D.C’s department of public works painted an enormous mural on the street…
June 15, 2020
Three Cases That Explain Why Police Accountability Is Desperately Important in Colorado
Although Black Lives Matter protests in Denver have been attributed to outrage over the deaths of George Floyd…
June 11, 2020
Colorado’s New Accountability Bill Has Added Measures to Protect Protestors
The Colorado police accountability bill (SB20-217) was introduced on June 3, barely a week after protests erupted in…
June 11, 2020