Arts & Culture
Finding beauty in everything
Born in 1928 in Pittsburgh as the third child of immigrant parents, Andy Warhol suffered through his childhood as an outcast and a hypochondriac. It seemed unlikely then that this often bed-ridden child would one day rise to fame as one of the leading figures of the ...
One story at a time
There is a difference between the Boulder County that we choose to see and the Boulder County that is. We choose to see the...
Home is where the art is
Selling art out of your house has certain virtues. Art in a gallery can look distant and cool, far too impressive for living room walls. But bring paintings home and they seem to change shape, take on greater intimacy, join the family and get comfortable on the ...
What new beginnings…
After 42 years of topless and nude entertainment, the Bustop Gentleman’s Club in North Boulder has closed and is slated for demolition. In its...
Historical hippies
Turbulent is one of those words people use to simplify immensely complex situations into something easily understood...
Shades of white
What does diversity mean? There are the obvious diversities — cultural, racial, economic — and the not-so-obvious — intellectual, political, spiritual...
Filling in history
In 1950, leaving behind conscious form, Grace Hartigan took her paints and translated her thoughts on the canvas in a burst of red, blue,...
Arts | Week of Sept. 24, 2015
Alec Soth: Colorado Dispatch. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Nov. 29...
The art of riding low
When a woman dresses up, if she wears a dress, shoes and combed hair she looks plain, right? But when she puts on a...
No truth
The paintings of William Stoehr are clearly faces. Some have two eyes, a nose and a mouth. Yet upon further inspection, one eye might...


















