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Take in these promising art shows at Rule, Robischon, MCA Denver, Vicki Myhren, Denver Art Museum, David B. Smith Gallery and more

DENVER -- For generations, the South Platte River has been Denvers dumping ground, so the people and businesses that nobody wanted have ended up alongside its banks: smelters that processed ore during the gold and silver mining days, post-World War II factories that dug in later, and junkyards and auto industry companies in more recent times. Immigrant families lived nearby in previous decades, while the unhoused find places to sleep near the river today.

Despite hard metal and sharp edges, Pard Morrison’s aluminum sculptures create an effect of playfulness, of movement and animation. Standing stil

Brian Gross Fine Art is pleased to announce the opening of "Pard Morrison: BLOOM" on May 13, 2021. Three new large-scale sculptures and paintings done in his signature materials of patinated aluminum will be featured. The exhibition will also mark the gallery debut of three large paintings on linen. Composed of criss-crossing bands and overlapping planes of saturated color, the works in "BLOOM" reveal Morrisons continued exploration of complex geometric patterning and dynamic color combinations...

Zoom screenshot Co-founders Christian Keesee and Larry Keigwin, bottom left, were hosts for a virtual celebration with their staff and board announcing the 2021 Green Box Arts Festival summer plans in Green Mountain Falls to 300 viewers. Zoom screenshot Courtesy photo