Ray Mark Rinaldi

These artists challenge our comfort with our bodies and our emotions

October 17, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

Sometimes art takes you to strange places. And it can happen when you least anticipate it -- when you walk into a gallery or museum expecting something ordinary and, instead,...

For the exhibition 鈥淏anana Craze, Panamanian artist Milko Delgado replaced the stickers of multi-national corporations that control banana production with pictures of workers n the plantations. Photo by Ray Mark Rinaldi, special to The Denver Post.

Artists tackle the serious side of bananas and other food-related issues

October 10, 2022 at 7:40 a.m.

The Center for Visual Art is showing two ambitious exhibitions -- each diving deep into the topic of food -- that together take visitors across the hemisphere and back home...

A photo of Lizzie Nichols and Perkins from 1913. (Lora Webb Nichols, provided by the Colorado Photographic Arts Center)

A surprise trove of early images, taken by unknown woman photographer, offers a rare view of the early 20th century West

October 3, 2022 at 3:17 p.m.

The are two ways to appreciate the images of south-central Wyoming captured in the early 20th century by Lora Webb Nichols and currently on display at the Colorado Photographic Arts...

From 鈥淟a inclusi贸n de mi raza.鈥� This shot is taken through an electronic tablet. (Provided by Black Cube Nomadic Museum)

That pile of old junk downtown is actually a new piece of public art

September 26, 2022 at 7:14 a.m.

RTD offered up an old trash can. The state Forest Service sent a tree stump. The iconic clothing store Rockmount Ranch Wear was the source for a pair of cowboy...

Artist Gregg Deal incorporates lyrics from iconic punk-era rock bands into his work. This piece, currently at RedLine Art Center, borrows from Black Flag and The Specials. (Ray Mark Rinaldi, Special to The Denver Post)

Artist Gregg Deal sees similarities in how punk rockers and Native Americans fight the power

September 21, 2022 at 12:57 p.m.

The exhibition 鈥淓nd of Silence鈥� is based on a simple yet sweeping premise: that the ethos of punk rock musicians who began infiltrating popular music in the 1970s are similar...

Pilobolus brings dance to the Newman Center. Image provided by Newman Center

The 8 most promising fall shows in art, classical music, opera and dance

September 12, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

Fine-arts fans love the fall. The new season inspires Denver鈥檚 biggest venues to bring out their best attractions, and the late 2022 lineup of offerings holds serious potential. These top...

The artist DAS will contribute to Art RiNo. (Provided by Art RiNo)

RiNo keeps the murals coming with a new festival that rounds out the arts

September 5, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

It抖阴ap not necessarily a smaller event, but it will likely attract a crowd different than the folks who showed up in the past for edgy, urban art.

The Emerson String Quartet, from left: Eugene Drucker, violin; Philip Setzer, violin; Larry Dutton, viola; and Paul Watkins, cello.
(Provided by Emerson String Quartet)

“America’s string quartet” will bid farewell to Denver after 47 years

September 1, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

The group has held a steady place in the lineup of Friends of Chamber Music鈥檚 annual concert series

A scene from last season鈥檚鈥淐armen.鈥� The company tries to present a combination of familiar titles and something a little more unusual each year. Photo by Matthew Staver, provided by Opera Colorado.

Opera Colorado jumps into its 40th season ready to celebrate surviving the pandemic

August 30, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

Opera Colorado got a hand from donors who reached deep into their pockets even when there was no payback in the form of performances.

The new Bayer Center debuted this summer on the grounds of the Aspen Institute. (Daniel Tseng, Special to The Denver Post)

Iconic Colorado artist Herbert Bayer gets his own museum in Aspen

August 22, 2022 at 11:03 a.m.

The show, simply titled 鈥淗erbert Bayer: An Introduction,鈥� does much to expand Bayer鈥檚 standing as a creative force.

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