What would happen if the giant blue horse at the airport got control of Santa’s sleigh and other holiday travel traffic in Denver?
Public art
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The history of Colorado climbers who summit buildings instead of mountains
Many top Colorado climbing guides and pros have stories about buildering, the late-night ascents of campus buildings and public art that shaped their passions and careers.
Posted inArts, Culture, Health, News
At least 610,000 white flags will stand in D.C. in honor of those who died from coronavirus. A Coloradan is among those behind it.
In September, the National Mall in Washington, D.C., will become a sea of white — one flag for each American who has died from the coronavirus. President Joe Biden will see it from the Truman Balcony of the White House, and from a distance, it will seem like it snowed in the nation’s capital. Up […]
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Memorial honoring Korean “comfort women” during WWII turned down by Aurora
AURORA — David Oh has a clear vision for a “Statue of Peace” memorial on Aurora city grounds, but it won’t likely ever materialize. He envisions a girl dressed in a hanbok, a traditional Korean dress, sitting on a chair with a bird perched on her shoulder. Her hair is cropped short and she has […]
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Statue honoring Christopher Columbus rolled off its pedestal in Denver’s Civic Center
Protesters tore down a statue honoring Christopher Columbus in Civic Center park late Thursday night. Video posted to Twitter by the AfroLiberationFront showed a group of individuals pulling on ropes tied to the statue. The statue was pulled down around 11:15 p.m., Denver police department spokesman Doug Schepman said. The incident follows the toppling of […]
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The people’s projector: Denver’s D&F Tower converted to artists’ canvas by “Night Lights” installation
“Night Lights Denver,” a vibrant new feature of downtown’s night-life, is alternately playful, beautiful, weird and wonderful. It is undeniably eye-catching. And it’s free. The public art taking over one side of the D&F Tower, an experimental effort of the Denver Theatre District, is funded by outdoor advertising elsewhere in the 16-block district. It’s a […]