Chris Coleman’s Guide to Art & Cultural Signals in Denver
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Working across sculpture, video, creative coding, and interactive installation, Chris Coleman moves between physical and digital worlds. Born in West Virginia, he received his MFA from SUNY Buffalo in New York, and his work has been exhibited in more than 25 countries including Brazil, Argentina, Singapore, Finland, the U.A.E., Italy, Germany, France, China, the UK, Latvia, and across North America. He is a Professor of Art & Technology and the Director of the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design at The Ohio State University.

Below, Chris shares a few spots in Denver that reflect the city’s art and cultural signals.

City O' City — location photo

City O' City

Great pub food that happens to be vegetarian! Kombucha and great beers on tap. They have a sister resturant Watercourse if you want more vegan choices and a quieter spot.

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Leven Deli — location photo

Leven Deli

Top tier sandwiches. Fresh bread and in house corned beef. On sunny days the crowd pours outside to the picnic tables. Also, it's a great place for a tasty breakfast.

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Sarah Sze at Denver Art Museum — location photo

Sarah Sze at Denver Art Museum

a stunning installation, carefully constructed from 300 hand torn paper screens with 6 channels of projection mapped video. The work definitely speaks to the cascade of neverending images online. Also, the museum architecture is just as stunning inside as outside and wandering thru the historic wing can be very inspirational.

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Vine Street Pub — location photo

Vine Street Pub

For February, Vine Street pub has 10 different stouts on tap, rotating across 30 over the month. It is the perfect time of year for beers that are meals in a glass. The creativity and variety are a real treat, and the food is good as well. About anywhere else, I recommend the local Left Hand Milk Stout.

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Chris Coleman

Artist, Director of ACCAD at OSU, OS Contributor