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Visual Arts
6:00 am
Fri May 17, 2013

A Final Opening At The Dolphin

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The final exhibition at the Dolphin is called "Thanks For The Warning."
Credit Laura Spencer / KCUR
Kaitlin O'Brien, 16, told her dad (owner John O'Brien) she wanted to have "one last opening." Here, she works on the correct placement.
Credit Laura Spencer / KCUR
Kaitlin selected roughly 65 artists, and more than 80 pieces for the final exhibition.
Credit Laura Spencer / KCUR
Installation in progress
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A wilderness diaroma (created by Pat O'Brien, Kaitlin's aunt) is one of the works in the show.
Credit Laura Spencer / KCUR
Photographer Mike Sinclair in the Dolphin's back room. Sinclair says being around the Dolphin "has always been such a confidence builder for me."
Credit courtesy Mike Sinclair / Dolphin Gallery
"State of the City," Mayor's State of the City Address, Gem Theater.
Credit Laura Spencer / KCUR
Frame shop manager, Archie Scott Gobber, will take over the framing business when the Dolphin closes.
Credit Laura Spencer / KCUR
Gobber, also an artist, has an ironic work in the show called "For Sale."
Credit Laura Spencer / KCUR
A David Ford painting on the outside of the building is called "We All Die."
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It was only fitting that one of the pioneers of the Crossroads Arts District would announce on a First Friday, May 3, that after two decades, his gallery would close. John O’Brien moved the Dolphin from the Crossroads to the West Bottoms five years ago. But now he says it’s time for something new.

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Visual Arts
12:14 pm
Fri December 3, 2010

Archie Scott Gobber's "SUPER POWER"

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Archie Scott Gobber,"...Of My Own," 2010. enamel on canvas, 84 X 70 in.
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Archie Scott Gobber's work engages viewers as a partner in an ongoing dialogue. "Super Power" marks Gobber's first solo at the Dolphin since the gallery moved from the Crossroads to the West Bottoms.

By Laura Spencer

Kansas City, MO – Archie Scott Gobber again takes a look at popular culture and politics, examining stark economic realities with gentle wit.

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