Wow....with marketing illustrations like this from one of the most sophisticated gallery/museums in Denver, I have to say that The Lab continues to humor and impress me. Btw Lab, are you "at the trailing edge" because you are in Lakewood?
The Lab at Belmar hosts its new exhibition opening on September 24th,
In Plain Sight: Street Works & Performances, and
Orientalist Photography: Japan in the Baumatsu-Meiji Period, 1868-1912. The exhibition host two gallery shows, a performace on opening night and a curator's talk the following evening.
In Plain Sight proposes to be the full-examination of the important late 1960s phenomenon of street works and performances - dedicated years where a few NYC writers took their poetry readings off stage and created an experiential dynamic environment for poets, artists and dancers. Their point was to show that artists and poets were not to be constrained by the assumption that art should be contained and perhaps approachable. John Perreault will recreate a 1971 performance entitled,
Critical Mass. Sounds totally interesting and nostalgic, doesn't it? (Perraeault was the art critic for The Village Voice from 1966 to 1974.)
Orientalist Photography is a collection of 19th century photographs using a simple and early Collodian process. The resulting images are warm and rich in detail of tourist photos from early 20th century Japan. Curator, Mark Sink's great grandfather originally collected the pieces as a New York society photographer.
Opening Reception
Wednesday, September 24th, 6-8pm (Members 5-6pm)
Performance by John Perreault, 7:30pm
Curators Talk
Thursday, September 25th, 6:30pm
Members $5/General $10
The Lab at Belmar
404 S. Upham Street, Lakewood
http://www.belmarlab.org/
Plus + Gallery Opens New Site with new paintings by Karen McLanahan
Join Cafe Nuba on Saturday, February 28th in celebrating 10 years of spoken word and music showcasing local and national talent! This not-to-be-missed event is presented by BluBlak Media at the Mercury Cafe in downtown Denver and will be hosted by the (ever) beautiful, Ashara Ekundayo - Cultural Jedi of our "fair" city.
It's time for another CAFE NUBA spoken word, poetry and music showcase - this one at The Crossroads Theater in 5 Points. I was just there the other night for a wonderful little night of local theater and the venue really is a great local spot - small but intimate; ready to make you wish there were a few more rows of seats in front of you for when Cafe Nuba's poets start breaking down their celebratory energy for our new President, Barack Obama!!!!! Yes, this month's show is the "OBAMA IS MR. PRESIDENT EDITION". I am DEFINTELY going to this one. Join me for a night of fierce poetic expression, relentless joy and possible anxiety about our next Presidential term. Check out the entertainment:
Join hostesses Peju Alawusa and Ashara Ekundayo for another one of their after hours dance rituals, AFROBLU - for WORLD AIDS DAY 2008 -www.myspace.com/afroblu.
This week The Fabric Lab (www.fabriclab.com) presents a fashion designer trunk show called "Prototype". A small studio it is, but the union of the neighboring cupcake shoppe The Shoppe (www.theshoppedenver.com) , as well as the media sponsor FM Magazine (www.fm-mag.com), will make it another hip-to-be-seen art party with live music, cupcakes, and of course, PBR. I don't have much info on the designers but the scene is always super fun. Actually, the last time I was on east Colfax for an art party the boys in blue had helicopters overhead. It must have been The Denver Roller Girls fashion show on the storefront sidewalks that they couldn't get enough of - way extreme, but a good story none the less. See you there!!
Wow....with marketing illustrations like this from one of the most sophisticated gallery/museums in Denver, I have to say that The Lab continues to humor and impress me. Btw Lab, are you "at the trailing edge" because you are in Lakewood?
