Category: Westword

Thanks to Westword for Best of Denver Award

BEST OF DENVER® /// ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/// 2023BEST LONG-RUNNING IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE Artists Mel and Dorothy Tanner began experimenting with immersive experiences decades before it hit the mainstream, starting in Miami in the late ’60s. Although the Tanners have both passed away, their legacy is kept alive at Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery, which opened in Denver in …

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2 Years Ago on Rocky Mountain PBS

Thanks to Kate Perdoni of Rocky Mountain PBS for making this video 2 years ago and writing about Dorothy and Mel Tanner and the past, present, and future of Lumonics. (as of 2020) “I love events that require suspension of disbelief; tales that cut under the fabric of reality to glimpse the inner workings of our subterranean …

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Paradigm by Mel Tanner on Display at Lumonics

Paradigm (1976) by Mel Tanner can be seen this Saturday at Lumonics Immersed. Thanks to Third Dune Productions for this photo. The intent of this transformative multi-sensory experience that the late artists Dorothy and Mel Tanner originated in 1969, and that continues to evolve, is to bring you into a state of comfort and expanded …

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All the Immersive Art to See in Denver

All the Immersive Art to See in Denver EMILY FERGUSON  NOVEMBER 1, 2022  11:46AM   WESTWORD Thanks to Westword’s Cultural Editor, Emily Ferguson for including Lumonics Immersed in her article,  All the Immersive Art to See in Denver. “Denver continues to be immersed in immersive arts experiences, with more to come. The Denver Immersive Gathering, a major …

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