Kristen Peterson
Story Archive
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ArtArtists Javier Sanchez and Yasmina Chavez delve into the look and sound of 'eristic stasis'
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 “What would unresolved conflict sound and look like?”
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ArtBarrick’s new film series features works by Deville Cohen and Jessie Stead
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 There had been talk of bringing in films, but there’s always talk about this somewhere.
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DevelopmentDo a ‘park’ and warehouse district signal a new trend for Las Vegas Boulevard?
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 Resorts will soon tempt tourists away from the casino for the first time.
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As We See ItWell, hello there, White Castle. Welcome to Vegas
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 “White Castle would never come to Las Vegas. Never ever,” was what I thought the spokeswoman had said.
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ArtThe strange beauty of juried exibitions
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 If you’re lucky enough to have your work selected, it might be placed next to something that infringes upon it.
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A&ENaked City's 'house of light' gets some love
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 After battling foreclosure on the property, zoning issues and structural problems, workers begin needed renovations on Casa de Luz this week.
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ArtWhile you were sleeping, someone photographed you
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Frustrated by the way friends tried to control photographs of themselves, artist Krystal Ramirez began capturing them at their most submissive: while they were sleeping.
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As We See ItLooking at Nevada's "infamous crimes against nature" statute
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 What’s most bizarre about all of this is that a 17-year-old Nevada boy was actually prosecuted for his sexual relationship with a 16-year-old boy last year.
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ArtArtist Erin Stellmon looks at Downtown changes in new exhibit at Trifecta Gallery
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 Stellmon steps away from the Strip—the focus of her Reign of Glass exhibit in 2010—to tackle the similar narrative playing out in the rest of the community, from Downtown to the outlying areas.
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ArtNew book, movie and museum plans prove Liberace is back
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 Liberace Extravaganza! should hold you over until the new museum opens its doors.
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As We See ItCulinary Union's quiet strike at Cosmo seems counterintuitive
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 Where are the camp-outs and flash mobs?
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Art'Critical Crap(s)': Is this about art or ego?
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 “The moment a person says anything critical—this happens?"
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A&ETaking the grumbling about the percent for arts in a new direction
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 Councilman Bob Beers wants the council to vote on arts funding each year.
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A&EHave a nihilist's spa day at Brett Wesley—or not, who cares anyway?
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 Looking for relaxation and meaninglessness? Then head to the Arts District gallery.
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ArtThe slow, agonizing death of the old Sahara
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 How to we adjust to casino transitions without implosions?
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A&EYasmina Chavez explores the absurdly unnatural nature in 'They Used to Be Animals'
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 Chavez illustrates how unnatural nature has become with photographs and a video installation.
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ArtWell, hello death (and other artist stories) at CSN Gallery
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 A skull-themed show can be a cliché serious curators try to avoid.
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Art'Casino Capital' introduces 'cover art' while speaking the language of Las Vegas
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 Local art afficionados gambled to win "knockoffs."
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ArtCasey Weldon returns to Trifecta Gallery with 'LOSE+FIND'
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 The exhibit is quintessential Weldon—impeccable skill matched with a dry sense of humor, wit and a dreamlike, misty air.
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ArtSorry, Dante, David Pagel takes it one hotter in '10th Circle' at Vast
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 But what if hell (in varying degrees) is just a shroud cloaking everything?
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ArtKyla Hansen’s 'The End' provides Kleven Contemporary with a fitting final chapter
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 The End is a fantastic exhibit that sweeps together Wild West mythology, the feared end times and the detritus we’ve cast aside, piling it all nicely into contemporary sculptural works to consider and behold.
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Art'National Geographic' exhibit turns a lens on beauty and devastation
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 It will break your heart as much as it will make you smile.
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ArtTaking the Las Vegas arts scene seriously
Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013 The villagers are at the gates, their torches in the air. They’re calling for change, a revolution of sorts. But with no establishment, no leader and no institutions to tear down, there’s nothing to overthrow. It’s a cause without a sense of order: Occupy Arts Las Vegas.
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A&EAnatomy of two artists at TastySpace gallery
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 Death gets bright and sparkly at this TastySpace exhibit.
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ArtDavid Sanchez Burr’s 'Beyond Sunrise Mountain' unfolds before viewers’ eyes
Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013 Multimedia installation at Clark County Government Center will have you asking what it all means.
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ArtPondering Jeff Koons’ 'Tulips' at the Wynn
Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013 Colorful new sculpture installation is not your run-of-the-mill Strip attraction.
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ArtSam Davis unleashes a quest for love (in all the wrong places) at Trifecta Gallery
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013 We can relate to this lovable stranger in a strange land searching for another.
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A&EJose Bellver's 'Scramble' at Donna Beam
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013 The highly academic works that insist you think “Barnett Newman meets Mark Rothko meets Jasper Johns” fully communicate through the texture.
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ArtVegas in decay: Examining the broken 'Ghost Gem' sculptures at the airport
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013 John Torreano's "Ghost Gem" sculptures are in bad shape, but the artist says that might make sense.
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As We See ItAfter 10 years, the contentious saga of Jim Rhodes’ efforts to develop near Red Rock might be over
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013 The developer's 2003 plans to build houses and businesses off Route 159 offended many.
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ArtArtist Eri King's palace of refuse at Winchester Cultural Center has us looking at waste
Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013 King is reminding us of what we hold sacred.
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A&ESki Yucca Mountain in a Hazmat suit
Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013 Joseph Woolfolk’s Poster Power delivers poignant works tackling hypocrisy and manipulation.
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As We See ItThe tragic death of Doris Stoehr, killed by a car where she’d lobbied for a crosswalk
Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013 Local grandmother helped initiate a traffic study for a crosswalk that should be finished in three months.
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As We See It
Thinking about Lance Armstrong, 'Battlestar Galactica' and more
Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 Also, Jodie Foster's Golden Globes speech.
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ArtJason Adkins’ P3 residency invites you to paint with the artist
Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 It's all part of engaging guests using art.
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ArtBlue Angel remains where Las Vegas Gateway Center project has stalled
Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 A planned retail community to replace the blight on East Fremont has run into some roadblocks.
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ArtDamien Hirst's Spot prints coming to MCQ Fine Art
Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013 MCQ Fine Art opens its installation of Hirst’s Spot woodcuts, created in 2012.
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ArtMichael Barrett, Performance Artist
Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013 Performance artist is convinced Las Vegas will become a new voice in contemporary art.
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ArtYou don't want to miss 5th Wall Gallery's anniversary show
Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 Artifacts from previous shows, blended with new works, come together seamlessly, reminding us that 5th Wall is a great space.
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ArtArtist John Bissonette reconfigures symbols of a broken economy in 'Closeout'
Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 This is why we love him.
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As We See ItWill Las Vegas support a 24-hour mental health clinic?
Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 Our track record would suggest otherwise
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ArtBest of 2012: Arts News and Art Exhibits
Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 Smith Center, LVAM, Warhol and five kick-ass exhibits.
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ArtLocal architecture-inspired jewelry arrives at Trifecta
Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 Local artist fueled by Mid-mod designs of early Las Vegas neighborhoods.
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ArtNew York artist Ellen Harvey trades her luck for your good fortune at Cosmo's P3 Studio
Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 The artist's work is on display at Cosmo's P3 Studio.
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As We See ItStruggling to find common ground with the Mormon church's 'new compassion' for gays
Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 Is the church's new website a step in the right direction, or too little, too late?
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As We See ItJohn Fredericks and beloved canine companion Jordan united in burial
Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012 Uniting owner and pet in burial is not uncommon, says a spokeswoman for Craig Road Pet Cemetery.
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ArtErik Beehn's 'Nothing Stays Here' reflects Las Vegas' transitory nature and harsh climate
Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 A new exhibit at CAC is anchored by an image of the Huntridge printed on 480 Post-It notes.
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A&ENevada Ballet Theatre gives 'The Nutcracker' a Smith Center makeover
Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 With a new set, new costumes and more, this is a whole new Nutcracker.
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ArtLas Vegas artist Brent Sommerhauser on using homes as subject matter and medium
Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 Artist Brent Sommerhauser has had a career of making the familiar strange and the strange familiar.
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NewsPreserve Nevada considers alternatives to demolishing Downtown buildings
Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 The group aims to bring professional discourse on rehabbing to the Valley.
