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Alcove Gallery
2 reviews for Alcove Gallery
After reading a piece about the bizarre, carnival-esque art openings at Alcove, we made a date to see the David Lynch inspired show in July. Loved it. In particular, I developed a mini-crush on JustinK's droopy-eyed, nipple-y creatures.
Alcove is a funky art gallery with a relaxed, groovy vibe. Not pretentious at all. More like an art-dude hang-out. Peeps in hawaiian shirts sipping PBRs looking at art. We also recently attended the Methane Studios (tee hee) show in August, which featured lots of great band posters -- from The National to Mogwai to The Hold Steady. Really hot graphic design stuff.
As noted in the previous review, there is little in the way of representational art. So if you're shopping for a Thomas Kinkade painter-of-light piece for above the mantel, you are better off buying a pre-framed print at Hobby Lobby or Kirklands.
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For an independent gallery this place is quite cool. I can't say that I have many to compare to, however.
Most of the art here is on the cartoony/charactery side, but all of it is supremely executed. If you are looking for stills or portraits or landscapes, this is probably not the best place. If you are looking for interesting creatures, everything from ink to acrylic paint on book covers, small sculptures, t-shirts and other clothing and miscellaneous articles or some interesting pen and ink sketches, this is quite a gallery.
Despite the wide variety of pieces and styles, I can honestly say that I found myself interested in most of the pieces, and wished I had piles and piles of money to spend on them.
Most small paintings or inks start at $100-$250 and most larger pieces are in the $1500-$3000 range, so to me that makes this gallery "pricey," but I'm comparing it to the art at Bed Bath and Beyond so that might give you an idea of my price range.
We also saw Blast Off Burlesque here and the show was amazing, so perhaps their "theatre" might be another option for you.
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