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Two More Can’t-Miss Shows in December
December 6th, 2012
Blackbird has proven itself again and again as one of the most adventurous galleries in the Arts District. Most recently, it turned a show of Su Limbert’s work into a giant storybook. With a year-end group show themed to Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Blackbird takes another step toward the sublime: Gallerist Gina Quaranto promises the show looks like “some kind of enchanted forest.” Believe her. 1551 S. Commerce St., 782-0319; BlackbirdStudiosLV.com. Read more »
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Martin Lawrence Pops Up
November 29th, 2012
Fine-art retailer Martin Lawrence Gallery, in the Forum Shops at Caesars, is hopping across the Strip for a limited engagement at the Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian. Read more »
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Retreating, But Not Retiring
Cultural critic Dave Hickey on the art world’s bureaucracy and what’s next for him
November 1st, 2012
Most recently a professor of criticism in the department of art and art history at the University of New Mexico, Dave Hickey, who in 2001 became the first Nevadan to win a MacArthur “Genius” Grant, left teaching last year. In the following interview, conducted by phone and via e-mail, he explains his reasons for (partly) retiring and what he’ll be up to next. Read more »
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From Kink to Ink
A former fetish photographer gets Rude
October 25th, 2012
Justice Howard is one of the top tattoo photographers in the world. She shoots regularly for eight ink magazines, including Ink Fashion, where she’s responsible for a third of the picture content. Read more »
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Look Up to Lowbrow Art
October 25th, 2012
Have a taste for pop surrealism and dive bars? From 6-10 p.m. Oct. 26 you can get both at the fifth installment of Raise the Roof, a “ceiling art gallery” event that takes place every last Friday at Dino’s Lounge (1516 Las Vegas Blvd. South). Read more »
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Political Candidates, Busted
October 25th, 2012
Washington D.C.-based artist Melissa Ichiuji’s latest works are a brutal commentary on politics. The former Alvin Ailey dancer has seen success for her work with erotic soft sculptures, but for her latest exhibit, Fair Game, the imagery is stark and brutal. Read more »
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Twisted Homemakers
MCQ’s art installers really make this gallery their own
October 18th, 2012
Everywhere you walk around MCQ Fine Art Advisory, you are confronted with things that should be there …. but kind of, sort of would not if it weren’t for these five artists. Read more »
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Fake Plastic Trio
Barbie and Ken’s marriage is play-tested in Cruder’s Great Expectations
October 11th, 2012
Ken’s eye is wandering. Barbie suspects that he’s developing a crush on Joe, the guy who cleans the pool at their idyllic, mid-century modern home. But that can’t be the case, can it? Barbie and Ken are made to go together, right? Read more »
The Living Gallery
How one Las Vegas couple built its life around art—literally
October 4th, 2012
Michael and Karan Feder have an art gallery in Las Vegas. And you’ve got to see it to truly appreciate it. The floors are sustainable bamboo and treated concrete. The second-story loft affords a view of virtually the entire space. And it’s suffused in natural light, which all but emanates from the walls. It’s kind of a perfect gallery space, really—architecturally striking and smartly functional. It could have been airlifted from Los Angeles. Read more »
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How First Friday Changed Our City
Ten years of arts, urban vibes and good ol’ fashioned cat fights
October 4th, 2012
Ask arty folks and party folks and you might get different answers about which label better suits First Friday as it hits the decade mark, the monthly street fest having debuted in October 2002 as a way to spark a downtown renaissance. Read more »
