Christopher Knight explains Glenn Beck’s art criticism
The Glenn Beck art criticism story gets more convoluted and twisted and downright frightening. Just because it’s published and written doesn’t mean it’s factual or accurate. When will we learn to question everything that is sold to us as the truth? as law and gospel? as fact? Christopher Knight and Salon.com explain.
Gallery Tour from the October issue of Cowboys & Indians
Gallery Tour in the October issue of Cowboys & Indians magazine features profiles of Carol Hagan, Erika Haight, and Barbara Meikle
The Price of Being Damien Hirst from adobeairstream.com
Scotland Yard says the theft was a stunt for publicity. But any more so than Hirst’s diamond encrusted skull was a stunt for publicity and to inflate the value of his art before his “Beautiful Inside My Head Forever” direct-to-auction sale at Sotheby’s?
Colorado’s Most Expensive Homes: Take The House Tour (PHOTOS, POLL)
Alas. It will take a very special buyer or someone who doesn’t care about the politics of the community to make it work.
Why Minneapolis Outranks Denver Culturally
If the roots of urban Denver lie in the collision of small-town America and car culture, then where can new roots of urbane cultural Denver take hold? DAM is like a teenager who puts on fancy designer clothes to be popular but doesn’t fully embrace the inborn pragmatism of cowboy boots.
Public Art and Sports Teams: Is Denver Trapped in the Safety Zone?
“Football is full of the unexpected and the spontaneous-it can make two strangers into friends. Art has the power to do that too, to get people talking, and looking, and interacting.” Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys
Telluride: The Show before The Show
If you don’t know a bolete from Chanterelle, Telluride’s your place. If you want bluegrass, Telluride’s your place. If you want films, a Labor Day picnic, and a special deal (really) on late night flicks, Telluride’s your place. We call it: To Hell You Ride. They celebrate one weekend of nothing with, well, the nothing festival.
Dueling Summer Music Fests
Summer is classical music festival season in Colorado. No matter the destination one is sure to find some of the finest musicians and vocalists performing in gorgeous alpine and bucolic settings.
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? – Arts – The Stranger, Seattle’s Only Newspaper
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? – Arts – The Stranger, Seattle’s Only Newspaper. My friend Jen Graves gave me a shout out in this article about feminist art at the Elizabeth Sackler Center. It was the most interesting press conference we attended during the NEA International Arts Journalism program. If you don’t follow Jen, I … Read more
