|
Exhibits
|
Robert Martinez: Art Infusion
Emerge Gallery
December 13 - 17, 2008
Opening Reception: Wednesday December 13, 12:00 - 6:00 pm
Robert Martinez at Emerge
Emerge Gallery
731 W 6th Ave
Denver, CO 80204
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Holiday Art Market 2008
Foothills Art Center
November 15 - December 30, 2008
Foothills Art Center
809 15th Street
Golden, CO 80401
Mon-Sat: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sun: 1:00 - 5:00 pm
303.279.3922
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
http://www.foothillsartcenter.org
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
"'Tis the Season"
Abend Gallery
December 5 - 31, 2008
Opening Reception: Friday December 5, 2008, from 5:00 - 9:00 pm
Ramon Kelley - Old Luke
(from the press release)
Abend Gallery celebrates its 18th annual holiday miniatures show opening in early December just in time for holiday gift giving. At this festive selling exhibition, a favorite among old and new collectors alike, Abend ‘decks its walls’ with more than one hundred small works of original art by both local and national artists.
More than 100 participating artists including: Zoa Ace, Deborah Bays, Dan Beck, Jim Beckner, Jennifer Bobola, Norman Cable, Nancy Condit, Stephen Day, Tim Deibler, Harold Deist, Susan Dickson, Marin Dobson, Ernie Gallegos, Bruce Gomez, David Harms, Peter Heineman, Anne Hutchinson, Paula Jones, Karin Jurick, Ramon Kelley, John LeVett, Peggy McGivern, Skye Mason, Carolyn Miller, Mary Ann Miro, E. Melinda Morrison, Tammi Otis, John David Phillips, Karen Ramsey, Peggy Ray, Louis Recchia, Connie Renner, Peter Robbins, Karen Rosasco, Elizabeth Sandia, Mary Scrimgeour, Chris Alan Serr, Jean Shom, Shannon Smith, Robert Spooner, Cheryl St. John, Gary Steffen, Mary Joy Stone, Ken Valastro, September Vhay and Tiffany Williams.
Abend Gallery Fine Art was established in 1990 and is located in the historic Wyman District of Denver, Colorado. The gallery offers an extensive collection of fine art and sculpture including fresh, contemporary works and traditional, representational paintings. The gallery showcases nationally and internationally recognized professional and master artists, many who are recognized by major American art institutions and are featured in regional and national art publications. Abend Gallery’s expanded services include custom handmade framing, Internet sales, monthly exhibitions of new works, artist receptions, demonstrations, workshops and personalized art consultation to corporations and private residences.
Abend Gallery
2260 East Colfax
Denver, CO 80206
Tue-Sat: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
303.355.0950
http://abendart.com
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Lisa Kowalski
Square 101 Gallery
December 5 - 27, 2008
Opening Reception - December 5th 6-9pm
(from the press release)
"Everything in life inspires me, not quite with direct interpretation, but as I see and experience faces, words, gestures, colors and shapes - all of it - I am always looking and reacting to the energy around me. It can become a self centered reflection of whatever is around that interests me rather than great issues that have to be answered objectively. All of this gets channeled and flows from brain to arm, hitting white board with that first wonderful stroke of vibrant color, and continues with adding and subtracting, stripping down to the most essential. I am in love with the eloquence of sparseness and everything to do with the act of painting: the smell, the lushness of oil paint, color." - Lisa Kowalski
Square 101 Gallery
3309 Blake Street, Suite 101
Denver, CO 80205
303.557.8798
Sat: 12:00 - 4:00 pm
http://www.square101.com
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Holiday Show
Zip37
December 12 - 14, 2008
Opening Reception: Friday December 12 from 6:00 - 10:00 pm
Zip37
3644 Navajo St
Denver, CO 80211
303.477.4525
Fri: 7:00 - 10:00 PM
Sat/Sun: Noon - 5:00 PM
http://zip37.com
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Homage…to Judith Jamison and the Earth
Sculpture by Li Hardison and youth from Colfax Community Network
PlatteForum
December 18, 2008 - January 9, 2009
Opening Reception: Thursday December 18, 2008, 5:30 – 8:00 pm
PlatteForum
1610 Little Raven Street
Suite 135
Denver, CO 80202
Tue-Sun: Noon - 4:00 PM or by appointment
303.893.0791
http://www.platteforum.org
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Haze Diedrich and Scott Holdeman: Interior Construct
Space Gallery
December 5, 2008 – January 17, 2009Opening Reception: Friday December 5th, 6:00 – 9:00pm
Haze Diedrich - Isolation in a Time of Heros - oil on canvas, 58"x58"
(from the press release:)
Interior Construct explores inner and outer manifestations of the human experience from the location, identity and purpose of the human soul to the role everyday objects, passing conversations, and common occurrences take in shaping our perception of reality. Diedrich’s literal and figurative interpretations investigate universals of time, place and being using memories of experience to work stories in reverse, highlighting essential elements from compartmentalized origins. Diedrich’s canvases are infused color fields in which vessels and organic forms surge into being and exist in symbiotic trajectories. Holdeman similarly forms inclusive dimensions within his panels, using abstracted views of interior elements, doors, entries, and windows as linear constructs, a dimensional atmosphere contained beneath the surface. Artists Haze Diedrich and Scott Holdeman present a vibrant tapestry of canvases and panels encouraging the viewer’s introspection.
Space Gallery
765 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
720.904.1088
Tue-Fri: 11:00am-5:00pm
Sat: 10:00am-4:00pm
http://www.spacegallery.org
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Gina Smith Caswell and Charlie Taublieb
Core New Art Space
December 4 - 21, 2008
In the Core annex: Stuart C. Andrews "Routes and Branches"
Artist's Talk Thursday, December 4, 6 - 9 p.m.
First Friday ArtWalk, December 5, 6 - 9 p.m.
Artists Reception, Saturday, December 13, 6 - 9 p.m.
Bead for Life Party, Sunday, December 14, 12 to 3, Come purchase beaded jewelry for the holiday season. Proceeds from the sales go directly back to the Uganda community where the jewelry is made.
Saturday, Dec 19th, Night of the Luminaries. Santa Fe art galleries will be open for the street lights.
Gina Smith Caswell - Ocean Portrait
Gina Smith Caswell Statement
My current show is oil paintings that explore the figure and portrait. The figure images capture the individual caught up in an activity. I'm interested in the movement of the body and in particular, the hands.
Charlie Taublieb Statement
Painting and constructing, whether spontaneous or calculated is emotionally, spiritually and intellectually draining-and uplifting-at the same time, for me. I don’t judge the success of a finished piece of my artwork entirely by the visual results, but also from the emotional satisfaction plus the act of creating.
I have always been challenged and intrigued by the circle. Trying to make a cohesive statement within its borders is difficult and when successful, very rewarding. The success of a painting lies in the eyes of the viewer and as well as in mine. My paintings and constructions are meant to be viewed and also touched. The look and feel of some of the elements in my work hopefully will surprise you and make you smile. Some are smooth and some are not, some are loud and some quiet, but all are part of a shape that has “No Beginning…No End…”
IN THE CORE ANNEX:
Stuart C. Andrews
"Routes and Branches"
In this second installment of his Four Seasons series, Stuart Codington Andrews weaves a visual road trip for the viewer, examining the roots of the 4 themes of chess, trout, pop culture, and mythology, through the space and light of the western skyline, with a few sidetrips. This is a collection of new oils and acrylics that will merge these lines of ideas with color and humor, while glancing back at the origins of each along the way.
CORE New Art Space
900 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
303.297.8428
Gallery Hours:
Fri: Noon-9 pm
Thu/Sat/Sun: Noon-6 pm
http://www.corenewartspace.com
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
New Works: Sean Christopher, Stella Im Hultberg and Lyle Motley
Limited Addiction Gallery
November 29 – December 20, 2008Opening Reception: Saturday November 29, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Lyle Motley - Flashlight
Limited Addiction Gallery
825 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
303.893.4234
http://limitedaddictiongallery.com
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Garvin: "Creations in Fluid Instability"
Gina Smith Caswell: "Recent Paintings"
Next Gallery
December 5 - 21, 2008Opening Reception: Friday December 5, 2008 from 6:00 – 10:00 pm
Garvin at Next
Garvin: "Creations in Fluid Instability"
The dichotomy of truth lies in everything. The paradox of ideas is what drives me to continue down the rabbit hole searching for the convergence of truth. Original, collaborative, mixed media, extravaganza, all born from this beautiful gift of suffering we call existence, would best describe my current body of encaustic work.
Gina Smith Caswell at next
Gina Smith Caswell: "Recent Paintings" - A new series of flower paintings
Next Gallery
3759 Navajo St
Denver, CO 80211
303.433.4933
Fri: 6:00 - 10:00 PM
Sat/Sun: Noon - 5:00 PM
http://www.nextgallery.us
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Dona Laurita "Light ... and its vibrant journey"
Camilla Briggs "Slumber"
Sliding Door Gallery
December 1 - 31, 2008
Opening Reception First Friday December 5, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
a pensive exhibit of mixed media pieces
that
manifest the approaching winter
suggest hibernation and
explore the thinning of the veil
Sliding Door Gallery
766 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
720.979.4448
Tue/Thu/Fri: 2:00 to 6:00 pm
Sat: 12:00 to 4:00 pm
http://slidingdoorgallery.com
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
WEE: A Small Photography Exhibit
Flash Gallery
November 21, 2008 - January 4, 2009Opening Reception will be held Friday, November 21st from 6-9pm
(from the press release)
FLASH Gallery is pleased to present a group show titled WEE: A Small Photography Exhibit. The exhibition will run Friday, November 21st through Sunday, January 4th, 2009. The opening reception will be held Friday, November 21st from 6-9pm. Artists Greg Cradick, Ellen Yeiser, Jasmine Champion, Katie Taft, and Owen O’Meara are among some of those to be featured in the exhibition.
The photographs in this exhibit will not be framed larger than 14” in any one direction, hence the name “Wee.” Artists in this exhibit have taken into consideration that small art has a different intent than works printed large and are imparting that to the viewer. Small work asks you to get close, to examine, to experience the work one on one. The Wee exhibit invites an intimate relationship between the viewer and the image and allows them to explore it further.
FLASH Gallery
Working with Artists
445 South Saulsbury St.
Lakewood, CO 80226
303.837.1341
Tue-Fri: 12:00-8:00 pm
Sat/Sun: 12:00-6:00 pm
http://www.workingwithartists.org
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Meta: Metro State BFA Thesis Exhibit
Center for Visual Art
November 21 and 22, December 3 - 11, 2008Opening Reception: Friday, November 21st from 6:00 – 10:00 pm
The graduating students from the Department of Art at Metropolitan State College of Denver are proud to present a collaborative creation, Meta. The BFA thesis exhibition will feature a mix of twenty-eight of Denver’s up and coming artistic talents in sculpture, installation, drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, mixed media, video/digital art and ceramics.
Many pieces of artwork will be available for sale.
The Metropolitan State College art faculty will jury the show with honorable mention awards at the closing of the show.
Center for Visual Art
Metropolitan State College of Denver
1701 Wazee St
Denver, CO 80202
Tue-Fri: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sat: 12:00 - 5:00 PM
http://www.mscd.edu/news/cva
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Sandra Wittow: The Rose and the Briar
Singer Gallery at the Mizel Center
November 19, 2008 - January 11, 2009
Sandra Wittow: The Rose and the Briar
Singer Gallery
Mizel Center for Arts and Culture
350 S. Dahlia Street
Denver, CO 80246
303.316.6360
Mon-Fri: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sun: 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Closed Saturday
http://mizelcenter.org
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Alix Evendorff
Zip37
November 21 - December 7, 2008
Opening Reception: Friday November 21 from 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Zip37
3644 Navajo St
Denver, CO 80211
303.477.4525
Fri: 7:00 - 10:00 PM
Sat/Sun: Noon - 5:00 PM
http://zip37.com
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
 Tsogo Mijid and Brian Cavanaugh
Pirate Contemporary Art Oasis
November 28 - December 14, 2008
Opening Reception Friday November 28 from 6:00 - 10:00 pm
Pirate Contemporary Art Oasis
3659 Navajo St
Denver, CO 80211
303.458.6058
Fri: 6:00 - 10:00 PM
Sat/Sun: Noon - 5:00 PM
http://www.pirateart.org
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Luz
Downtown Aurora Visual Arts
November 20, 2008 - January 6th, 2009
Opening Reception: Thursday November 20th, 4:00 - 8:00 pm
Left to Right: Light by Chris Armijo, watercolor by Sheena Mims (age 17), collage by Brian Robertson. drawing by Isadore Hall.
A Holiday Show and Sale of Original Artworks created by DAVA Youth and Guest Artists:
Chris Armijo,
Brian Robertson,
Mignon Harris,
Trevor Marrs and
Isadore Hall.
The gallery will be closed for holidays November 27, 28, and December 24 - January 1.
Downtown Aurora Visual Arts (DAVA)
1405 Florence St
Aurora CO 80010
Mon-Fri: 11:00 am-5:00 pm or by appointment
303.367.5886
http://davarts.org
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
boat(show)Invitational: 2D and 3D Works
McFadden/Wright – Studio/Gallery
November 30 - December 30, 2008
Opening/Artist Reception, Sunday November 30 from 2:00 - 6:00 pm
First Friday Reception, December 5, 2008 for the Tennyson Street Historical District Art Walk and Stroll
19 Artists interpret the boat
through sculpture, painting, drawing, jewelry/wearables and photography
Bonnie Ferrill Roman,
Craig Wright,
Dave Seiler,
Dawn McFadden,
Gayla Lemke,
Jimmy Sellars,
Judy Garder,
Katie Caron,
Linda Korstad,
Marie Gibbons,
Marie Quinn,
Michael Brohman,
Morgan Price,
Rebecca Haines,
Richard Sweetman,
Sara Behling,
Susan Saarinen,
Tim Flynn,
Trish Gantz
Hours: Fri: 6-9pm (12/5 and 12/14), Saturday 1-5pm (12/15) and by chance or appointment
McFadden/Wright – Studio/Gallery
4315 W. 44th Avenue
Denver, CO 80212
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
2008 Art Competition & Exhibition
Daniael Fine Art
November 19 - December 21, 2008
Select works of local and national artists whose work was juried in from of over 60 entries for the 2008 daniael fine art Competition and Exhibition.
Daniael Fine Art
5788 S Rapp St.
Littleton, CO 80120
720.880.6887
http://www.daniael.com
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Mark Sink & Kristen Hatgi: "Light and Time"
Nathan Abels: "Stills - Recent Paintings"
Rule Gallery
November 14, 2008 - January 10, 2009
Opening reception Friday November 14 at 6:00 pm
Mark Sink - photo by Ken Hamel/DenverArts.org
Kristen Hatgi - photo by Ken Hamel/DenverArts.org
"Light and Time: Wet Plate Collodion Photographs" by Mark Sink & Kristen Hatgi
Also on view:
"The Untold Story" a rare collection of
Andy Warhol portraits by Mark Sink and "Stills - Recent Paintings" by Nathan Abels
Click here for pix from the opening
Rule Gallery
227 Broadway
Denver, CO 80203
303.777.9473
http://www.rulegallery.com
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Lisa Gordon and Fran Nicholson: Dog + Pony Show
Visions West Galleries
November 13 - December 24, 2008
Lisa Gordon - Rocking Horse
Visions West Galleries
1715 Wazee St.
Denver, CO 80202
303.292.0909
http://visionswestgallery.com
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Colorado and the West
David Cook Fine Art
November 21 - December 31, 2008
A special Virtual Exhibit opens online November 20th at http://www.davidcookfineart.com
Birger Sandzen - Iceberg Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado - 1930
(from the press release:)
Ninth annual Colorado & the West exhibition, featuring over one hundred fifty paintings, watercolors, drawings and prints by
important artists of the west from the 19th through the mid 20th century
This year’s show will be highlighted by our largest selection to date of oil and watercolor paintings by Charles Partridge Adams, three great Colorado paintings by Birger Sandzén and a group of rare large works by early Colorado artist, W.H.M. Cox. These will be complemented by traditional, Impressionist, and Plein-Air landscapes by other notable western artists including Joseph Henry Sharp. The show will also be emphasizing modernist works by artists including Eve Drewelowe, Ethel Magafan, Fred Shane and Vance Kirkland.
The majority of the artists featured held associations with prominent western institutions and groups including the Broadmoor Academy, Chappell House, Taos Founders, as well as the Santa Fe Art Colony. We will again break slightly from our focus on pre 1950’s works with the inclusion of some exceptional paintings by William Sanderson.
David Cook Galleries
1637 Wazee Street
Denver, CO 80202
303.623.8181
Mon-Sat: 10:30am-6:00pm
http://www.davidcookfineart.com
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Sole Purpose: An Exhibit of Clay Shoes
EVB Studio
November 1 - December 5, 2008
Artist Reception: November 14 from 6 - 10 pm
(from the press release)
From Fun, to Funky, to Haute Couture, artists were invited to enter their
footwear inspired creations to Marie E.v.B. Gibbons call for entry:
sole•purpose, hosted at her studio / show room in North Denver. The
result is an amazing show of over 30 ceramic shoes. Artists created
narrative, realistic, historical and metaphorical pieces that are sure to
please the Art and Shoe connoisseur alike!
Marie E.v.B. Gibbons
EVB Studio
4343 w. 44th Ave
Denver, CO 80212
Tue-Thu: Noon-5pm
Fri: Noon-7pm (First Fridays till 9pm)
Sat/Sun: 11am-5pm
http://evbstudio.com
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Winter Festival 2008
Featuring Mary Cay, Kara Worthen, Meredith Nemirov and Theresa A. Anderson
East End Applied Arts
November 14 - December 20, 2008Opening reception Friday November 14 from 5:00 - 9:00 pm
(from the press release)
AURORA - Colorado contemporary artists exhibiting in ‘winter festival 2008' share no formal aesthetic. While some of the exhibitors use the same media, whether paint, print, ceramic, or silver, artists manipulate their media differently to create exceptional pieces. However, the artists share aspects that define the processes of their work. The participants are interested in experimentation with the form and function of each piece. They use materials as inspiration for what their work is to become. The artists have a vision for their work and believe that the viewer is responsible for interpreting the work before them.
Mary Cay,a renowned ceramicist who has participated in the prestigious bi-annual Colorado Clay exhibition, will exhibit pieces from her vessels collection. As an artist who intends to invoke a deeper meaning in her works, Cay says that "the vessel acts as a metaphor for the spirit."
Kara Worthen formed an interest in jewelry design at a young age. Her latest work, inspired by cookie-cutters, is silver jewelry for young girls, ages five to ten.
Meredith Nemirov, a native New Yorker who moved to Ridgeway, CO to pursue her artistic career, has been teaching plein air (open air) workshops for several years at the Ghost Ranch, Georgia O'Keefe's former New Mexico home. Although her paintings do not follow the traditional plein air style, her works on paper focus on the contours and movement of the Colorado landscape.
Theresa A. Anderson, an up and coming painter who recently caught the attention of London contemporary art collector Charles Saatchi, will show six new works specifically done for the gallery.
Contemporary Colorado art is emerging in the larger art world. ‘winter festival 2008' offers the public a chance to see works from both the established and up and coming artists that are part of this exciting scene. Gallery owner Kim Harrell says, "The goal of the gallery has always been to make art available to anyone. This exhibition offers affordable, functional, and decorative works that are of the highest quality and support local artists; I feel it's a wonderful way to find thoughtful gifts while sustaining your community." Like the city of Aurora known as the "gateway to the Rockies," East End Applied Arts is a "gateway" to Colorado contemporary art.
East End Applied Arts
1556 Florence Street
Aurora, CO 80010
720.203.3575
http://eastendarts.com
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Spondere: Alicia Bailey, Donna Price and Heidi Zednik
Abecedarian Gallery
November 13, 2008 - January 3, 2009Artists’ Reception: Saturday, November 15, 2008 from 4:00 - 7:00 pm
In the Reading Room: Exhibition of contemporary artists’ books + works on paper by North Carolina artists’
Tony Bradley and Bob Ray
Porcini Bomb by Heidi Zednik
(from the press release)
This exhibition features individual current works by Alicia Bailey, Donna Price and Heidi Zednik. The
three artists are members of Spondere - a collaborative collective that emphasizes the collaborative artistic
relationship over expression of the individual artist. Although this exhibit features their individual works,
documentation of previous collaborative works will be available for review throughout the exhibition.
Spondere was created following two collaborative installation projects by Bailey & Zednik (Notes from
the Underground at Edge Gallery in Denver, CO and Conversations from the Underground at the Black
Mountain Arts Center in Black Mountain, North Carolina) as a means of formalizing the collaborative process. The collective continues to develop projects whose focus is in
working with with an ever broadening range of individuals and groups, providing opportunities and a foundation for individuals to experience and trust the process of creating something together. In addition to collaborative installations, Spondere is focused on exchange projects, the most recent, in tandem with the Denver
based Magnet Mafia, is an ongoing international exchange project between street artists of Denver, students
and artists of Austria and artists in the southeastern United States.
Abecedarian Gallery
910 Santa Fe, Unit #101 (just south of Swift's diner)
Denver, CO 80204
303.340.2110
Thu-Sat: 1:00-5:00 pm
1st & 3rd Fri: 1:00-8:00 pm
http://www.abecedariangallery.com
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Meagen Svendsen: Hope Revealed
Next Gallery
November 14 - 30, 2008Opening Reception: Friday November 14 from 6:00 to 10:00 pm
Closing Reception and Artist's Talk: Sunday November 30 from 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Meagen Svendsen at Next Gallery
Next Gallery
3759 Navajo St
Denver, CO 80211
303.433.4933
Fri: 6:00 - 10:00 PM
Sat/Sun: Noon - 5:00 PM
http://www.nextgallery.us
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Blake Flynn: "Strange Beauty"
Habitat Gallery and Studio
November 7 - December 31, 2008
Opening Reception: Friday November 21 from 5:00 to 9:00 pm
Blake Flynn - above: Madonna of the Birds; below: Big Head
(from the press release:)
Blake Flynn is a high realism painter with a surrealist message. Unlike Dali, Blake’s surrealism does not come from a deliberate distortion of real objects, but rather from the way he rearranges everyday life and its surroundings so that what appears calm and ordinary slowly becomes in the viewer’s mind a complex and profoundly disturbing message.
The artwork itself is very precise and clearly defined. It is almost comforting until it is carefully scrutinized again and again to reveal a world on the constant verge of collapse that can still be saved if we become active participants in its restoration.
His message, although disturbing, remains a message of hope. It is not too late to make our world whole again. He is a living witness and reporter of our time, with a great sense of humor about what we are now with an option to change.
This is the fourth annual fall exhibit of Blake Flynn’s work at Habitat Gallery, and we are honoured to have Mr. Flynn take Habitat Gallery into its sixth year in the heart of Denver’s Artdistrict on Santa Fe. - Georgia Amar (Gallery Director)
Habitat Gallery & Studio
828 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
303.534.9740
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
http://www.habitatgallery.com
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Anton Kirchner: Favoritisms
Stripes Gallery
November 7 - 29, 2008
Opening reception: Friday November 7 from 6-9pm
Anton Kirchner at Stripes Gallery
I delight in combining or repurposing things to create new realities from our tangible world, following the tenant that the unexpected combination of components is the signature method of innovation.
Stripes Gallery
3309 Blake Street #106
Denver, CO 80205
303.698.3287
http://www.stripesgallery.com
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Sky Visions: Jim Peterson and Laura Guese
Space Gallery
November 1 - 29, 2008
Opening Reception: Thursday November 6th from 6:00 - 9:00 pm
(from the press release)
The soul of the American West is perhaps best manifested in the expansive, vibrant and emotional skies. The sky has the power to evoke a full spectrum of true sentiments, which is the reason two painters of the Western sky, Jim Peterson and Laura Guese feel strongly compelled to speak through the subject matter of limitless atmosphere. While both artists reside in the West, their interpretations of the Western sky vary greatly from one another. Jim Peterson's work of oil on panel consists of bright colors placed side by side in horizontal bands reflecting the multiple layers of the atmosphere and light. The end result creates an abstract interpretation of the sky and its emotions. Laura Guese strives to evoke the infinite color and energy of the sky through her large-scale oil and oilbar on canvas paintings. Sky Visions demonstrates two artists' perspectives of the Western sky, as both artists work replicates the unique soul of the American West through painting communicating honest, powerful emotion.
Space Gallery
765 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
720.904.1088
Tue-Sat: Noon - 6:00 PM
http://www.spacegallery.org
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
In Contemporary Rhythm: The Art of Ernest L.
Blumenschein
Denver Art Museum
November 8th, 2008 - February 8th, 2009
Ernest L. Blumenschein - Afternoon of a Sheepherder (1939)
Switching gears from the recent spate of Impressionist oriented shows, the DAM will be highlighting the life of Ernest Blumenschein, who immortalized Taos through his precise, formal landscapes. With 66 pieces, In Contemporary Rhythm: The Art of Ernest L. Blumenschein will certainly be a comprehensive look at the artist's career which spanned 2 centuries and the founding of the Taos Society of Artists whose membership included two of my favorite western artists, E. Martin Hennings and Walter Ufer. The exhibit is included with general admission. - KLH
Denver Art Museum
100 W 14th Ave
Denver, CO 80204
720.865.5000
http://www.denverartmuseum.org
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Storefront Babies: an installation by Sharon Bankert
Ironton Studios and Gallery
October 31 - November 29, 2008Opening reception Friday November 7 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Ironton Studios and Gallery
3636 Chestnut Place
Denver, CO 80216
303.297.8626
Mon - Fri: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sat: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
http://irontonstudios.com
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
"Skin Deep" - Paintings of the tattooed figure by Marie Vlasic
Kitchen's Ink
November 1 - December 5, 2008
Opening Night Reception: Saturday, November 1st 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Artist (and model) Paul Moschell with artist Marie Vlasic at Kitchen's Ink - Photo by Ken Hamel/DenverArts.org
Marie will be signing her new art book, "The Flesh Is Always Calling" at the opening. http://www.VlasicStudio.com or 303.832.7792 for more info.
Kitchen's Ink
757 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80218
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Ryan Mitchell: Beautific Conundrums Volume 3
Plinth Gallery
November 7 - December 20, 2008
Opening Reception Friday November 7 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Plinth Gallery
3520 Brighton Blvd.
Denver, CO 80216
303.295.0717
http://plinthgallery.com
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Alchemy: Stan Meyer, Marta Thomas, Ann Weber
William Havu Gallery
November 7, 2008 - January 3, 2009
Opening Reception Friday November 7 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm
William Havu Gallery has had a few pieces by California artist Ann Weber on the gallery floor for a few months now, and they often upstaged the main artist on display with their foreboding presence towering over the viewer. Happily, Weber will be part of a group show at Havu opening November 7th featuring a variety of her cardboard and staple constructions that come together like a demented cross between African baskets and living organisms covered in shellac. The Denver Office of Cultural Affairs commissioned Weber to cast one of her cardboard creations in bronze and you can catch that 9 foot tall piece at Skyline Park (17th and Arapahoe, downtown). - KLH
William Havu Gallery
1040 Cherokee Street
Denver CO 80204
303.893.2360
http://williamhavugallery.com
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Phil Bender
Jung Gallery
November 7 - 30, 2008Opening Reception: Friday November 7 from 6:00 - 10:00 pm
Phil Bender from his 2007 Pirate show - photo by Ken Hamel/DenverArts.org
The DAM took down local artist and iconoclast Phil Bender's hubcaps from the fourth floor, but here's a chance to catch Bender's latest work involving vintage maps he's culled from thrift store found atlases. Bender is best known for his presentation of everyday prints and objects in precise arrangements that are not only aesthetically pleasing but create endless ruminations on the who/what/where/when and especially why of his obscure bricolage. - KLH
Jung Gallery
4383 Tennyson St
Denver, CO 80212
303.808.9686
http://junggallery.com
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Deidre Adams: Passages
Translations Gallery
November 7, 2008 – January 2, 2009
Artist Reception and Exhibition Opening: November 7, 2008 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Deidre Adams - Horizon 11
(from the press release)
Artist Deidre Adams is influenced by structures undergoing change. The side of an old building which has been painted over many times reveals chipping and curling paint. A painted iron pipe exposed to salt air reveals intricate patterns of cracking and rust. Construction or demolition sites have spray paint markings that accent the richly varied materials that lay in piles or are stacked in tidy rows. All of these structures provide textures that are evident in her work. She combines them with vertical and horizontal divisions that are reminiscent of windows and doorways in her abstract pieces and horizon lines in her landscapes.
Deidre Adams is a painter, photographer, and mixed media fiber artist. She incorporates painting, photography, stitching, and collage in her work, and she experiments with new ways of combining process and techniques, from the traditional to the avant-garde. Her work is included in a number of public, corporate and private collections.
Translations Gallery
855 Inca St.
Denver, CO 80204
303.629.0713
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Mon-Fri: 10-5 (and by appointment)
http://translationsgallery.com
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
This is Hilarious! Group Exhibition
Art Students League of Denver
November 7 – December 19, 2008Opening Reception: Friday, November 7 from 5:30 – 8:00 pm
A world view that involves humor makes life more enjoyable. Using irony, satire, tongue-in-cheek, metaphor or just something silly, Art Students League of Denver students, members and faculty lighten up for this witty and entertaining exhibit.
Art Students League of Denver
200 Grant Street
Denver, Colorado 80203
303.778.6990
Mon-Thu: 8:30 AM - 9:30 PM
Fri: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
http://asld.org
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Coop: new work & installation by Joan MacDonald
Edge Gallery
November 7 - 30, 2008Opening Reception: Friday November 7, 2008, 6-10 pm
(from the press release)
Joan MacDonald will be showing new work in an installation format at Edge Gallery, November 7-30, 2008. The work consists of over 100 drawings that will be hung on a grid of chicken wire, with a 4’ x 6’ “coop” (as in chicken coop) in the center of the room. The drawings are of chicken wire-- 9”x12” size, using pencil and solvent on Rives BFK paper. Each drawing is a unique rendering within a general format. The drawings are individually soft and sensual and are an attempt to create calm and order out of chaos and bring the theater of the absurd into perspective. The drawings are meditative in execution and in presentation.
Since she moved to Colorado in 1975, MacDonald has been making and showing her work in Denver and around the country. She has been a member of Edge Gallery since 1997. Her work is conceptually based and she chooses the medium that best presents the concept. She recently exhibited paintings in a group show at abecedarian gallery on Santa Fe Drive in Denver.
Please contact the Joan for additional information or to schedule a private showing with the artist: 303-816-9035.
Edge Gallery
3658 Navajo Street
Denver, CO 80211-3037
303.477.7173
Fri: 6:00 - 10:00 PM
Sat/Sun: Noon - 5:00 PM
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Kathryn Oberdorfer
Edge Gallery
November 7 - 30, 2008
Opening Reception Friday November 7 from 6:00 to 10:00 pm
Kathryn Oberdorfer - "In My Garden"
(from the press release)
"When the eye sees something beautiful, the hand wants to draw it." - History of Love, Nicole Krauss
In nature I get my greatest source of inspiration. It is there that our surroundings relate and interrelate with each other in the most profoundly perfect way. I’m drawn to mountain silhouettes, shadows of tree branches, floating clouds, ocean waters and my garden. I’m sure there is some deep, metaphorical explanation as to why this imagery captures my attention, but I cannot explain that. What I do know is that my journey as an artist is to articulate the mood, rhythm and moment these mysterious images evoke in me.
I work with acrylics for they have watercolor properties that are suitable for what I’m doing. I begin each painting by pouring very thin washes of paint onto raw canvas - sometimes onto stretched canvas and other times onto unstretched canvas which I stretch after the painting is completed. The interaction between the canvas’ weave and washes results in interesting and varied forms, creating the foundation of the composition. As the work evolves, the challenge is to know when to let go and when to control the process. It is very easy to overwork the surface, and there are limited options for erasing and correcting.
Edge Gallery
3658 Navajo Street
Denver, CO 80211-3037
303.477.7173
Fri: 6:00 - 10:00 PM
Sat/Sun: Noon - 5:00 PM
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Arturo Guerrero: "Interiors and a Swimming Pool"
Michele Mosko Fine Art
November 7, 2008 - January 3, 2009Artist reception on Friday, November 14th from 5 to 8 pm (RSVP’s are requested)
Michele Mosko Fine Art
136 West 12th Ave
Denver CO 80204
Wed-Sat: Noon-6:00 pm
303.534.5433
http://www.michelemoskofineart.com
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Frank O’Neill & Jonathan Hils: The Man Show
Walker Fine Art
November 7, 2008 - January 3, 2009
Opening Reception Friday November 7 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Frank O'Neill - "She Got Sasha and I Got Hoover"
(from the press release)
Walker Fine Art presents Frank O’Neill & Jonathan Hils, featuring mixed-media 2D works by Frank O’Neill and steel sculpture by Jonathan Hils. An opening reception, which is free and open to the public, will be held on Friday, November 7, 2008, 6-9pm at the gallery in the Prado building on 11th & Cherokee Streets in Denver’s Golden Triangle Museum District. The exhibition’s featured artists will attend the opening. The exhibition will continue through Saturday, January 3, 2009 during regular gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-6pm, and First Fridays of each month, 6-9pm, or by appointment. For further information call 303-355-8955, or visit http://www.walkerfineart.com/.
I perceive my new body of work, to be that as, “transitional”, leaving the interpretation open. However, I have not lost my desire to communicate a social narrative. As a communicator, using my art to speak, I struggle in telling you (the viewer) what to interpret. In the words of Pablo Picasso, “Only a fool tells you what they are thinking.” ~Frank O’Neill
My creative interests are informed from a variety of sources including biology, industry, networks, systematic progression, crafts, ornament, textiles and drawing. My general aim is to synthesize these entities into works that allow for both an internal and external experience both psychologically and physically. This experience is defined by the delineation of interior and exterior by the permeable membrane. These forms, whether representational or abstract, allude to both logical organization and chaotic systemization through the meticulous fabrication process of combining many small elements together to define the overall larger entity.
~Jonathan Hils
Walker Fine Art
300 W. 11th Ave (11th and Cherokee)
Denver CO 80204
303.355.8955
http://www.walkerfineart.com
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Lonnie Hanzon: Magic Lantern
Museum of Outdoor Arts
November 6, 2008 to February 13, 2009
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 6, 5:00 - 9:00pm
(from the website)
Magic Lantern offers an eccentric and romantic glimpse of a forgotten era through a collection of artifacts that are now obsolete. The exhibit features nearly 1,000 images from hand painted, hand photographed glass slides that Lonnie Hanzon has collected for the Museum of Outdoor Arts. Slides have been repurposed, presenting century old media through modern technology such as video and photographic reproductions.
Hanzon first discovered glass slides at an archaeologist's estate auction and was fascinated by an art form he had never before seen. "It is an obsolete media and yet when you look at them, you soon realize the Victorians were doing psychedelic art shows."
In conjunction with Magic Lantern, the Sound Gallery at MOA will feature obsolete audibles.
Museum of Outdoor Arts
1000 Englewood Parkway
Suite 2-230
(In the Englewood Civic Center)
Englewood, CO 80110
303.806.0444
Mon-Thu: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Fri: 9:00am - 4:00pm
http://www.moaonline.org
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
"through a glass, darkly"
Featured artworks by: Jen DeNike, Lisi Raskin, Taryn Simon, Annette Roberts-Gray, Damien Echols, and Douglas Gordon
Redline
October 27, 2008 - January 16, 2009Public open house Friday November 7 at 7:00 pm
Douglas Gordon - Self-portrait as Us - 2008
RedLine’s Inaugural Exhibition in collaboration with P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, New York
Curated by Jenny Schlenzka
RedLine’s inaugural exhibition, through a glass, darkly, brings together artworks which examine, with very different means, the possibilities and complexities in a deepening political crisis in America.
Comparable to Plato’s allegory of the cave, living in a world mediated through images is an essential experience of our time. It is accompanied by a certain distrust in the representation of reality and in the ability to act. Even though we are in a unique situation having instantaneous, non-stop, access to information, and images from around the world, the belief in an ability to change the reality of war, atrocities, and social injustice is at an unsettling low. With the use of various media such as photography, video, installation, or assemblage artists in through a glass, darkly explore new ways to relate to the present world without being either didactic or dogmatic. It is the viewers who make sense of what they are seeing.
Whereas Plato still believed in a way out of the dark into an enlightened outside the artworks in the exhibition share the common notion that there is no immediate access to reality. Today’s reality is always mediated through something, but this knowledge can not lead to resignation. Knowledge of our reality calls for even more effort, dedication, and reflection in trying to understand our world. Making images as well as looking at them has always had an ethical dimension-more than ever in a media-saturated world like ours.
Sara Chaitin, RedLine Program Manager
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
303-296-4448
Kyle MacMillan's Denver Post Review: RedLine exhibit emphasizes concept over craft
Redline
2350 Arapahoe St.
Denver, CO 80205
303.296.4448
http://www.redlineart.org
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons
Gallery T
November 6 - December 20, 2008
Opening reception: Thursday November 6, 2008 from 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Long time Denver art dealer Ron Judish is back with a new gallery on Santa Fe Drive that will surely raise the bar for an area that has received much local attention but offers minimal returns in the way of nationaly known artists. "Gallery T" (or just T if you like) will be kicking off with a show including the works of international superstar artists Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst (when it rains it pours, as Hirst currently has 4 works at the MCA Denver.)
Equally as exciting as the inagural show is that Judish aims to highlight works that he has consigned from various collectors and national galleries, offering locals the chance to purchase art from outside the Denver gene pool without having to travel. Judish and gallery partner Andrew Kalmar have also snagged some of Denver's top artistic talent including Ian Fisher (out of the Redline stable of artists) and Bill Stockman whose exhibit at the Singer Gallery was among Denver's artistic highlights back in 2007. - KLH
Kyle MacMillan of the Denver Post: Gallery vet brings superstar artists to Santa Fe Drive
Gallery T
878-2 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
303.893.0960
http://galleryt.org
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Trickle Down: Artwork by Viviane Le Courtois, John Lopez and Andrew Englander
Object + Thought Gallery
October 17 - December 26, 2008Curated by Plus gallery intern Brittany Schall
Opening Reception Friday, November 7th at 7pm
Viviane Le Courtois - Little Fat Kids
John Lopez - My sisters bithday party
(from the press release)
"Trickle Down" reveals how social issues such as obesity, violence, cultural identification, and mass consumption are cascading down beyond the adult mainstream into every corner of society. The works touch on how the barrage of imagery from the media has led to apathy, over indulgence, and the automatic acceptance of cultural frameworks. Products that promote unhealthy lifestyles, violence, and mainstream cultural norms are tailored to appeal to adolescents, various ethnic groups, and genders. This targeting approach is a tool used to encourage mass consumerism of ideas and commodities. In turn, cultural homogenization is taking place under the shroud of "personal appeal". The outcome of all of this, as the trio of artist's works illustrate, is both grotesquely frightening and intriguing.
Object + Thought
3559 Larimer St.
Denver, CO 80205
Monday through Friday, 10am - 5pm
http://www.plusgallery.com
http://www.objectandthought.com
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Rodney Wallace: End Cycle
4 Art Studios
October 16 - November 29, 2008
Opening reception Thursday October 16, 5 – 9 PM
Rodney Wallace at 4 Art Studios
(from the press release)
Denver artist, Rodney Wallace will be showing his new works in a show titled “End Cycle” from October 16 through November 29 in 4 art studios at 776 Santa Fe Drive in Denver. End Cycle is taking items out of the recycle or waste disposal process. Recycling as a process creates waste. Energy, toxins and more waste are used or created in the process of recycling and disposal. By taking items meant for the landfills or recycling plants, out of this process the cycle ends.
Preview of selected works available at http://www.rodneywallace.com
Ten percent of all sales from the End Cycle show will go to ONE.ORG
4 Art Studios
776 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80205
720.203.1944
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Paul Ecke, Nouman Gaafar and Conor O'Donnell: "Elemental"
Space Gallery
October 17 - November 29, 2008Opening Reception: October 17th , 6-10pm
Conor O'Donnell - "Eidi" series - Acrylic and Mixed Media
(from the press release)
Through poignant abstraction, the works of Paul Ecke, Nouman Gaafar, and Conor O'Donnell share themes of dynamism and personal exploration. The artists come to Space Gallery with strikingly different backgrounds but deliver a unified experience of inner exploration through art. Ecke presents his newest series entitled "Fractals" in which he explores the complexities of human inter-relationships in the form of line, pattern, and color. Gaafar sculptures express his experiences as a Sudanese refugee striving to create a cross-cultural identity. O'Donnell labors to find simple beauty through an artistic process of violent deconstruction.
Space Gallery
765 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
720.904.1088
Tue-Sat: Noon - 6:00 PM
http://www.spacegallery.org
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Jonas Burgert
Museum of Contemporary Art Denver - Promenade Space
October 10, 2008 - March 1, 2009
Opening reception Friday October 10, 2008 at 6:00 pm
Jonas Burgert - Zweiter Tag Nichts (Second Day Nothing) - 2008
Jonas Burgert is of late ubiquitous in Denver, with a solo show at the Mhyren Gallery at DU, a large piece on the 3rd floor of the DAM and another work from the Kent and Vicki Logan collection on display at the MCA. On top of all that, Burgert will be giving a public lecture at the University of Denver where he is a visiting artist.
Mary Voelz Chandler's RMN Review: Three institutions take part in show of Burgert's works
From the MCA website:
Second Day Nothing by Jonas Burgert is a monumental work with a
narrative that recalls the cataclysmic worlds of Flemish master
Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450 - 1516). Equally accomplished in the command
of space and mood through color, Burgert presents a fantastic scene of
figures caught in the aftermath of what appears to be an urban
accident. A hole in the plaza grid reveals an acidic green liquid.
While people are struggling to escape or have succumbed to their fight,
others are busy collecting the spill in buckets. Burgert’s work shows
the disparity in human nature when faced with a crisis and suggests
underlying personal meaning and broader interpretations.
Museum of Contemporary Art / Denver
1485 Delgany
Denver, CO 80202
303.298.7554
Mon: Closed
Tue–Thu: 10:00–6:00 pm
Fri: 10:00–10:00 pm
Sat-Sun: 10:00–6:00 pm
http://mcadenver.org
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Wynne Wynne: The Art of Al and Lou Wynne
Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art
October 2, 2008 - January 4, 2009
(from the press release)
Colorado artists Albert G. Wynne (b. 1922 in Colorado Springs) and Louise Wynne (b. 1930 in Burlington, Iowa) have been exhibiting art for over half a century. Abstract painter Al Wynne went to the University of Denver, where he studied art with Colorado artists John E. Thompson, Watson Bidwell and Vance Kirkland. He also studied at Iowa’s Wesleyan College and the University of Iowa. Al has taught art for over thirty years, from grade school to the university level.
Ceramist Lou Wynne attended Iowa Wesleyan College and later did graduate level work in ceramics, printmaking, painting and sculpture at multiple universities including the University of Iowa and on University of Colorado campuses in Boulder, Denver and Colorado Springs. The pair married in 1951 and moved to Colorado Springs in the early 1960s. The Wynne’s work can be found in many collections throughout America including the private collection of General Colin Powell, as well as the collections of the University of Denver and Kirkland Museum.
Wynne / Wynne will gather together the works of Al and Lou Wynne from numerous public and private collections, including the collection of the artists. This will be the first museum retrospective on either of the artists.
Westword's Michael Paglia: A Wynne Wynne for Denver's Kirkland Museum
RMN's Mary Voelz Chandler: Show on artist couple not quite a retrospective but a worthy celebration
Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art
1311 Pearl Street
Denver, CO 80203
303.832.8576
Tue-Sat: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sun: 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
http://www.kirklandmuseum.org
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Daniel Richter: A Major Survey
Denver Art Museum: Anschutz Gallery, Hamilton Building
(2nd Floor)
October 4, 2008 - January 11, 2009
Denver Art Museum
100 W 14th Ave
Denver, CO 80204
720.865.5000
http://www.denverartmuseum.org
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Damien Hirst
Museum of Contemporary Art Denver
October 7, 2008 - August 30, 2009
Public reception: Friday, October 10 from 6-10 pm (Hirst will NOT be in attendance)
Damien Hirst "Saint Sebastian, Exquisite Pain" - 2007
It's "blockbuster" time for the MCA Denver: international art world superstar Damien Hirst will kick off the one year anniversary of the new LoDo space with 4 pieces on display until August 2009.
The highlight will be one of Hirst's infamous formaldehyde preserved animal corpses "Saint Sebastian, Exquisite Pain"
which weighs in at a hefty 15,873 pounds. This is certainly a coup for Denver and the MCA and without doubt a must see exhibit. - KLH
Mary Voelz Chandler of the RMN: Hirst MCA work lives up to hype
Kyle MacMillan of the Denver Post: The shock factor of Damien Hirst
Museum of Contemporary Art / Denver
1485 Delgany
Denver, CO 80202
303.298.7554
Mon: Closed
Tue–Thu: 10:00–6:00 pm
Fri: 10:00–10:00 pm
Sat-Sun: 10:00–6:00 pm
http://mcadenver.org
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Fine Line
Museo de Las Americas
October 2, 2008 - February 15, 2009Opening reception: Thursday October 2, 2008 from 6 - 9 pm
Fine Line presents works on paper by artists from distinct areas of the
Americas and asks four of the artists to demonstrate their personal perception
of the horizon, the ultimate fine line. Each artist will respond to a line that has
been drawn literally across the Museo walls.
Artists:
Carlos Capelán (UR)
Maximo Gonzalez (MX)
Mauro Ariel Koliva (AR)
Lucas Monaco (US)
Ricardo Rendón (MX)
Museo de Las Americas
861 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
303.571.4401
http://museo.org
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
Terry Maker: "Garden of Nineveh"
Museum of Contemporary Art Denver - Project Gallery
September 16, 2008 - January 18, 2009
Public reception on Friday, September 19 from
6:00 - 10:00 pm
Terry Maker - Garden of Nineveh "Bitter" - 2008 (photo courtesy of the artist)
Terry Maker - Garden of Nineveh "Sweet" - 2008 (photo courtesy of the artist)
The Project Gallery at the MCA Denver has been host to some playful and improvisational works, but Terry Maker's latest installation "Garden of Nineveh" is without doubt the most ambitious and mature of the installations to inhabit the space. The heroic narrative that Maker has brought into the room is a struggle between good and evil, with a honeycomb wall sculpture titled "Sweet" on one side playing heaven to a thorn-filled graveyard mounted on the opposite wall ("Bitter") playing hell.
Maker is known for layering items into resin and then using a band-saw to reveal the secret interplay of the arranged objects, but "Garden of Nineveh" takes the naive gumballs, straws and LP records of her earlier work and ups the metaphysical ante by dishing out a detailed cross section of Hades complete with skulls, earth and bones underneath resin thorns that are poised to rip open the flesh of the inattentive viewer wandering too close. "Bitter" also features an audio component via hidden speakers that whisper the recorded wants and desires of Maker's friends (developed with sound designer Mica Gross.)
This is a must-see exhibit that is challenging and exciting on a variety of levels, from the contrasting sculptural textures of "Sweet" vs. "Bitter," to the pleasing interplay of colors within and against each work, to the flowing lines and patterns that squeeze the viewer in between the separate walls, to the sheer complexity and craft of the actual installation; we can only hope that the work will find a permanent home once it's tenure at the MCA is complete.
Museum of Contemporary Art / Denver
1485 Delgany
Denver, CO 80202
303.298.7554
Mon: Closed
Tue–Thu: 10:00–6:00 pm
Fri: 10:00–10:00 pm
Sat-Sun: 10:00–6:00 pm
http://mcadenver.org
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
In Plain Sight: Street Works and Performances, 1968-1971
Curated by John Perreault and Judy Collischan
and
Orientalist Photography: Japan in the Baumatsu-Meiji Period, 1868-1912
Curated by Mark Sink
September 24, 2008 - January 4, 2009
John Perreault's performance of "Critical Mass" at the Lab - photos by Ken Hamel/DenverArts.org
Wednesday September 24:
5:00 - 6:00 pm - Member Preview
6:00 - 8:00 pm - Public Opening
7:30 pm - Performance by John Perreault who will recreate Critical Mass, his 1971 performance at the Whitney Museum
8:00 pm - Post opening dinner in honor of John Perreault; For tickets and details call 303.934.1777 ext. 201
Free and open to the public
Thursday September 25:
6:30 pm - Curator's Talk with John Perreault ($10/$5 members)
John Perreault is an art critic, curator, poet and artist living and working in New York. From 1966 to 1974 he was the art critic for The Village Voice. He has been described as "a genius in the mild sense of the word– like Barry Manilow in hip-hop."
The Lab at Belmar
| |
|
