| Core: The Love Show |
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The Love ShowCORE New Art SpaceFebruary 12 - 28, 2010
 Mark Penner-Howell - What I Meant to Say Was Mark Penner-Howell's Artist's statement on his piece 'What I meant to Say Was': "Lonesome, horny people post their longings to a forum called 'Missed Connections' on Craigslist.org. Anonymously, of course. I convert the Craigslist text files into audio files using text-to-speech software on my personal computer. the calm volice belongs to a 'natural' speech synthesizer called Alex. Alex's voice is sent to the talking bear speakerphone, where the dynamics of the audio signal activate the crude, but charming animatronics."
Click here for pix from the opening... (from the press release) The Love Show opens Valentine's Weekend at CORE New Art Space More than just an art show, The Love Show is a multi-faceted celebration love, in all of its forms - from beautiful to brutal, heartfelt to hilarious - as translated through the Denver Art Community. Running February 12 - 28, it involves an invitational art exhibition, an open juried exhibition, and a series of events including a contest to "Win a Dream Date with Phil Bender." The Invitational show, in which several of Colorado's leading art couples share their artwork, their love stories and vintage scrapbook photos with us, will feature:
About the Curator: The Love Show is hosted by Dana Cain, a new "Curator Member" at CORE New Art Space. Dana has created and hosted over 150 events in the Denver Area, and won five Westword "Best of Denver" awards. An avid collector of local modern and contemporary art, her goals are to encourage others to collect art, to help support local artists and the art community as a whole, and to promote Denver's art scene. She is a member of three Denver art districts, and Board CORE New Art Space
photos by Ken Hamel/DenverArts.org (except where noted)
 Artists and Love Show Jurors Chandler Romeo (left) and Reed Weimer (right) - photo by Gary Isaacs
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