A Red Forest Grows in Riverfront

How cool is this?  A few weeks ago, thanks to funding from the Riverfront Park Community Foundation, a group of folks selected a new art piece for Riverfront Park Plaza.  To be placed beneath the Millennium Bridge, the piece, from Australian artist Konstantin Kondimopoulos (say that three times fast), will be installed in the coming months.  Made from a fancy composite plastic, the piece is essentially a giant red field of plastic grass.  As you can see from the rendering and the When the wind blows, the pieces will brush gently against each other; when the trains couple, the piece will reflect the echo of the trains; and in quiet times, the “grasses” will sit gently against the backdrop of the Millennium Bridge.

Obviously, we’re excited about this great addition to the plaza.  If you want to learn a little bit more, to see renderings, to see other work by Konstantin, and to read a description of the piece form the artist, please click through.

If you’d like to see the renderings a little bigger, go visit the good folks at flickr.

Sometimes It’s Hard to Get Your Hands Around an Idea

So, oddly, Denver’s having an apres-ski party all week.  I think the Downtown Denver Partnership is putting it on, but I’m just not sure.  (Go to the website and see if you can figure it out for yourself.) I’ve been thinking about this ever since banners started appearing all over town pimping the event.  How are they going to apres-ski?  They can’t take the ski train to Winter Park this season Everyone knows better than to drive down from the mountains right after the day ends.  (Actually, the real problem is that not enough people know that.) There hasn’t been enough snow in Commons Park lately to so much as slide straight on a sled.  So what is the event, really?

Well, I figured it out.  It’s apres-work.  And that’s as good of an excuse as one might need to go to any one of the THIRTY-PLUS venues doing something this week.  Pretty awesome idea, really.  And, if you don’t overthink it, it makes sense immediately.

(You can click through, but unless you’re dying to see to that photo just a bit bigger or you really have something important to say, there’s no reason to do so.)

Delve Into The Body

On Friday, January 29th, enjoy the newest exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art | Denver called Looking for The Face I Had Before The World Was Made.

Don’t let the long title discourage you.  This exhibition focuses on the metaphysics of the human figure.

As always MCA | Denver has come up with a clever entry fee.  Students, artists, physicians, meta-physicians pay 5 cents and all other people pay 10 cents. 

Enjoy!

Biennial Residency

PlatteForum and Lighthouse Writers Workshop, in partnership with the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs and the 2010 Biennial of the Americas, are please to announce a unique opportunity for regional artists in July 2010.

Known as the Biennial Residency at PlatteForum, four artists – two literary artists and two visual artists – will have the opportunity at a month long residency to create works of art inspired by the Biennial theme Economy. 

To apply, visit the PlatteForum website or call 303.893.0791.

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An Unforgettable Night

Looking for a fun Friday night activity?  Why not jitterbug to the crooner classics.

Every Friday from January 15th until February 26th, watch Leonard Barrett Jr. perform his latest show, Unforgettable:  The Songs of Nat “King” Cole, Mathis, Marvin, and more… at Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret at 8 p.m.

It’s sure to be entertaining and worthwhile.

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New, Odd, Hilarious

Looking to escape and relax indoors?  With the iffy weather Denver’s had the past few months, you’ve probably seen every movie currently out in the theater.  Well, then, branch out. 

Instead of walking to the Pavilions or driving to Cherry Creek, catch an Indie flick at Crossroads Theater on the Rail, the Oriental Theater, the Esquire Theater or the Mayan Theater.