Bellagio Glass Artist Dale Chihuly’s Work on Exhibit in Phoenix
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
Dale Chihuly's exquisite art glass adorns the ceiling at The Bellagio in Las Vegas. (Click on the photo to show detail.)
I have been a huge Dale Chihuly fan for years. Even before seeing his masterful installation at The Bellagio in Las Vegas, I had admired his bold work at exhibitions in Washington, D.C. and in New York. I even have a beautiful peach and gold “Chihuly” rose bush in my garden — which is about as close as I’ll ever come to owning anything with his name on it.
So you can imagine how excited I was to see that his fanciful glass works are now being shown here in Phoenix at our beloved Desert Botanical Gardens. Whether you are visiting the area or a resident, fans of his Bellagio work will definitely want to plan a visit to the gardens to see “Chihuly: The Nature of Glass.” It should be especially interesting to see his intricate works of art set against a backdrop of our stark native plants.
The show will be here until May 31, 2009, so there’s plenty of time to plan a trip to the gardens. Advance tickets are mandatory so visit the garden’s website for more information and to see some gorgeous pictures of just a few of the wildly colorful pieces included in this exhibit.
