visual art

Florence Knoll, Defining Modern, a traveling exhibit that has already appeared in New York and Boston, among other places, opened yesterday at the Vance Kirkland Museum.

So even though the forecast is well below 70 for this upcoming First Friday, May 2nd, it’s still a bit warmer than it has been, say the last 15 art walks. And warm weather is fashionable. If you’ve missed the past few Spring fashion and trunk shows, fear not because next Saturday Denver will tremble with all this catwalking:

SO WHAT: Denver Spring Fashion Show
FOR YOUR BLACK BOOK: Saturday May 10th 12-7pm
OR BE SQUARE: Historic Oriental Theater, 4335 W 44th Ave
CLAMS: $5
CHECK IT WWW-STYLE: www.theorientaltheater.com

SO WHAT: Oliver and S Trunk Show

Marina Graves’ new exhibit is now open at The Northstar Brewery and Pub, featuring a series of landscape photographs. As a project that examines the intersections of urban construction with the natural world that determines how we build our cityscapes, Graves’ pieces are refreshingly non-judgmental and seem to invoke the artistic eye that traces and captures instead of critiques. Graves also has the keen sense of how shadow and light (momentary conditions, it should be added) can play-up the drama of organic geometry meeting human vision.

Draw Rings 2, an exhibit of twenty-two, hot-blooded Colorado artists, opened at Rhinoceropolis, a gallery and music venue where, “dudes, a lady, two cats, and one dog” also live.