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Art on the Mountain
Wildlife Divide workshops bring art and nature together
June 11th, 2013
The Mary Jane Falls Trailhead parking lot was packed on the first weekend of triple-digit temperatures this year. Most of the folks parked there were headed up the trail, but I was there for the second in a series of eight Wildlife Divide art workshops that will take place on Mount Charleston through the end of September. Read more »
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Catpocalypse Meow
Artist Jesse Smigel blends feline sci-fi, laser tag and dystopian themes
June 5th, 2013
It’s not every day that you step into a gallery during normal hours to find the artist, bearded and bandana-skulled, painstakingly remounting his show with a carpenter’s Leatherman Wave multi-tool and paint-splattered stepladder. Read more »
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How to Celebrate ‘Celebrating Life!’
May 15th, 2013
Time again to honor Las Vegas’ creative seniors as the annual Celebrating Life! exhibit returns to the Charleston Heights Arts Center, featuring the work of Las Vegas’ 50-and-older visual artists. Read more »
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New Sin City Gallery Exhibit is Strong and Sexy
Artist JK Russ’ video celebrates female empowerment
May 15th, 2013
“There are lots of amazing women here doing amazing things and they don’t get held back as much as in other places,” says JK Russ, a contributor to Sin City Gallery’s current Behind Closed Doors exhibit. “That’s why women have a domination in my work. It’s my acknowledgment and appreciation of what I see women doing here in Las Vegas.” Read more »
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Robert Beckmann Has Found Creation in Our Desert Destruction
The artist stages an explosive retrospective at Vast Space Projects.
May 7th, 2013
Here’s what 71-year-old artist Robert Beckmann told the next generation of Las Vegas artists at a dinner party: “Do what you don’t know how to do as long as you can. Then finally do what you know how to do just to resolve the damn thing.” Read more »
Virtual Gallery Hop: May Edition
Get an advance look at art that will be featured during this month's Preview Thursday and First Friday art walk
May 2nd, 2013
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After 25 Years, Contemporary Arts Center Gets New Directors and Newfound Maturity
May 1st, 2013
Walking into Contemporary Arts Center in January, you would have seen something unforgettable: a 42-foot-long inflatable nude self-sculpture with Sharpie-scribbled body hair and eyeglasses. The giant air-puffed nylon doll was part of New York artist Benjamin Entner’s Ego Sum, a show that referenced historical statuary and asked viewers to reconsider three-dimensional representation. ... With, you know, balloon figures of a naked dude in tube socks. Ego Sum was thoughtful, compelling and made people smile. It symbolizes CAC at its most successful. Read more »
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Two Exhibits Revel in Pathetic Portraiture
April 9th, 2013
In the mid-19th century, photography studios flourished. For a price, stylists, props and rented clothing allowed people to look wealthy—even if they were, in fact, poor. Thus, portraiture was an aspirational industry. Read more »
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Virtual Gallery Hop: April Edition
April 4th, 2013
Welcome to Vegas Seven’s version of Preview Thursday, an interactive portal displaying some of the art that will be featured during Downtown's First Friday art walk and the real-life Preview Thursday. Read more »
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Curating Hell
David Pagel chooses eight artists to create an 'Inferno' for today
April 2nd, 2013
According to the esteemed David Pagel, the point of curating an art show is to help viewers make connections between work that they wouldn’t otherwise see. Or as the Los Angeles Times art critic, professor and curator says, “Everything gets put in its little sewing cabinet of categories, and I like to scramble those.” His current show, 10th Circle, at Vast Space Projects is an example of such a scrambling. Read more »
