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Ray Mark Rinaldi
Ray Mark Rinaldi (media@rayrinaldi.com) is a veteran arts writer and critic based in Denver.
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Who’s Western now? “True West,” at downtown’s Dairy Block, lets viewers decide
What does it mean to be a Western artist in 2020? Does it mean painting and sculpting the geography of the mountain region? Or does it simply mean occupying it?

Who’s Western now? “True West,” at downtown’s Dairy Block, lets viewers decide
What does it mean to be a Western artist in 2020? Does it mean painting and sculpting the geography of the mountain region? Or does it simply mean occupying it?...

A cube made of erasers and mutant Alpha-Bits cereal create an intellectual puzzle
Joel Swanson’s “Eight-and-a-Half-by-Eleven” at David B. Smith Gallery in Denver explores the ups and downs of language.

A cube made of erasers and mutant Alpha-Bits cereal create an intellectual puzzle
Joel Swanson’s “Eight-and-a-Half-by-Eleven” at David B. Smith Gallery in Denver explores the ups and downs of language.

One of Denver’s best photo exhibitions right now is totally free — and you can see it in your PJs
In these photos we see how shapes combine to make the patterns of a city, and how those patterns connect into a metropolis.

One of Denver’s best photo exhibitions right now is totally free — and you can see it in your PJs
In these photos we see how shapes combine to make the patterns of a city, and how those patterns connect into a metropolis.

This massive new public art piece at 6th and Federal is built to last 300 years
"La Veleta" is unique and works earnestly to be respectful and inclusive in both its coding and symbolism.

This massive new public art piece at 6th and Federal is built to last 300 years
"La Veleta" is unique and works earnestly to be respectful and inclusive in both its coding and symbolism.

From “Northside” to Monet, Denver’s biggest arts and culture moments of 2019
From Meow Wolf to Mission Ballroom, Monet to #WhatisUtopia, these are the biggest Denver arts and culture moments of 2019.

This art show is offbeat, irresistible, the most rousing show of 2019 — and a mock Amazon warehouse
"The Fulfillment Center" doesn't glamorize contemporary life or decry it, though it does want you to know what you've gotten into.