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Lead Photo While you were sleeping, someone photographed you

Kristen Peterson | Wed, Apr 10, 2013 (3:26 p.m.)

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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Lead Photo Wanna buy a Warhol? 1,200 masterpieces for sale at Martin Lawrence Galleries spring art auction

Andrea Domanick | Thu, Apr 4, 2013 (3:23 p.m.)

Looking for the perfect Warhol to tie the room together? Go no farther than Martin Lawrence Galleries in The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, which holds its spring art auction April 13.

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Lead Photo Three exhibits to see at April’s First Friday

Kristen Peterson | Wed, Apr 3, 2013 (5:37 p.m.)

Intimate photographs of men, a 'sleeping performance' and more.

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Lead Photo Artist Erin Stellmon looks at Downtown changes in new exhibit at Trifecta Gallery

Kristen Peterson | Wed, Apr 3, 2013 (5:15 p.m.)

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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Lead Photo Photographer Fred Mitchell exhibits a crash course at Government Center

Dawn-Michelle Baude | Wed, Apr 3, 2013 (4:45 p.m.)

Mitchell puts the audience in the position of witness, forced to look—really look—at the places where cars careen out of control.

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Lead Photo Michele Quinn joins Las Vegas CAC

Kristen Peterson | Fri, Mar 22, 2013 (4:24 p.m.)

Michele Quinn is back in the Arts District, so to speak.

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Lead Photo Jennifer Henry brings cellophane couture to P3Studio

Kristen Peterson | Thu, Mar 21, 2013 (9:17 p.m.)

Henry's dresses recently hit the runway at LA Fashion Week.

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Lead Photo Walter Taieb’s ‘Portraits Through Books’ explores the bookshelves in Las Vegas

Kristen Peterson | Wed, Mar 20, 2013 (6:16 p.m.)

The exhibit is almost a contemporary glance into another time, with Taieb asking us to consider the nature of bookshelves in the digital age.

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Lead Photo Casey Weldon’s paintings shock, then tug on the heartstrings

Dawn-Michelle Baude | Wed, Mar 20, 2013 (5:58 p.m.)

In updating traditional surrealist imagery, Weldon pushes his subject matter into a futuristic arena that, ultimately, might not be so weird after all.

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Lead Photo ‘Critical Crap(s)’: Is this about art or ego?

Kristen Peterson | Wed, Mar 20, 2013 (5:04 p.m.)

“The moment a person says anything critical—this happens?"

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Lead Photo Taking the grumbling about the percent for arts in a new direction

Kristen Peterson | Wed, Mar 20, 2013 (5:01 p.m.)

Councilman Bob Beers wants the council to vote on arts funding each year.

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Lead Photo Have a nihilist’s spa day at Brett Wesley—or not, who cares anyway?

Kristen Peterson | Wed, Mar 20, 2013 (4:08 p.m.)

Looking for relaxation and meaninglessness? Then head to the Arts District gallery.

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Lead Photo Yasmina Chavez explores the absurdly unnatural nature in ‘They Used to Be Animals’

Kristen Peterson | Wed, Mar 6, 2013 (5:28 p.m.)

Chavez illustrates how unnatural nature has become with photographs and a video installation.

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Lead Photo Well, hello death (and other artist stories) at CSN Gallery

Kristen Peterson | Wed, Mar 6, 2013 (4:41 p.m.)

A skull-themed show can be a cliché serious curators try to avoid.

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Lead Photo ‘The 10th Circle’ is a vibrant, thought-provoking triumph

Dawn-Michelle Baude | Wed, Mar 6, 2013 (4:16 p.m.)

This exhibit would make Dante proud

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Cocktail of the Week May 15, 2013
by Sabrina Chapman

The Golden Pillar: An architectural cocktail built for XS

This Sunday, XS nightclub celebrates the grand reopening of its after-dark pool party, Night Swim. Along with the bash comes a new offering of signature cocktails served by the pitcher, ...
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