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Francesca Woodman: Portrait of a Reputation
Francesca Woodman: Portrait of a Reputation
September 20, 2019–April 5, 2020
MCA Denver, Denver
Despite the tragedy of her death by suicide in 1981, Francesca Woodman remains a much-talked-about photographer whose approaches to self-portraiture and composition are often interpreted as prescient commentary on feminism and the male gaze. Given Woodman’s continued stature, MCA Denver has mounted an important exhibition, a glimpse into one woman’s ebullient artistic promise. Portrait of a Reputat...
Jason DeMarte Reimagines Paradise at Denver’s Rule Gallery
Jason DeMarte’s Trappings of Arcadia at Denver’s Rule Gallery addresses the clash between nature and artificiality.
Jason DeMarte: Trappings of Arcadia
May 6-June 19, 2021
Rule Gallery, Denver
Seven lushly composed photo assemblages of tropical flora and fauna are on view for the Jason DeMarte solo exhibition Trappings of Arcadia at Rule Gallery in Denver. But there’s more to them than meets the eye.
Interspersed amid the hummingbirds, butterflies, tropical plants, and mountain backdrops that...
Still: Elemental
Still: Elemental
September 26, 2019–January 12, 2020
Clyfford Still Museum, Denver
Clyfford Still is one of the great abstract expressionists of the twentieth century, but his large-scale paintings, characterized by jagged fissures on thick, dark patches of color tend to project severity and rage. In other words, viewers can have a hard time warming to them. Fortunately, the Clyfford Still Museum often groups paintings from its vast archives into themes, and in Elemental, the strategy sheds n...
Curator Profile: Rory Padeken of the Denver Art Museum
The Modern and Contemporary Art Galleries in the Denver Art Museum have a whole new energy, thanks to Rory Padeken, whose thoughtful curation led to reorganizing the spaces by theme.
At a recent media preview for reimagined and reinstalled spaces in the Denver Art Museum, curator Rory Padeken paused in his remarks to admit he was exhausted. It was easy to understand why.
Padeken came on board as the Vicki and Kent Logan Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art in June 2022 and was quickly taske...
Artist Turns Curator to Unpack The Stubborn Influence of Painting
Featuring divergent works in various media, The Stubborn Influence of Painting at BMoCA lets guest curator Kate Petley make the case for artists breaking free of preconceived notions.
BOULDER, CO—The concept had been percolating in Colorado artist Kate Petley’s mind for quite some time: what if a group exhibition could demonstrate how the principles of painting cross over into other mediums, often in surprising ways? What if that exhibition had no actual paintings? Would viewers pick up on th...
Jonathan Saiz in Denver
#WhatisUtopia
May 12 – November 17, 2019
Denver Art Museum, Denver
Jonathan Saiz: Colorado Coastal
June 8 – July 6, 2019
K Contemporary, Denver
Denver artist Jonathan Saiz believes in the value of shock and surprise, as evidenced in two overlapping solo exhibitions. One is #WhatisUtopia, in which ten thousand miniature squares come together in a mosaic-like column given its own space at the Denver Art Museum (DAM). Part of the DAM’s “Eyes On . . .” series, the column has attracted crowds who ...
Virtual Reality Installation Carne y Arena Immerses Viewers in Migrants’ Stories
The virtual-reality installation Carne y Arena, the brainchild of acclaimed director Alejandro G. Iñárritu, is an unforgettable twenty minutes of walking in migrants’ shoes at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Carne y Arena (Virtually present, Physically invisible)
October 30, 2020-January 30, 2021
The Hangar at Stanley Marketplace, Aurora, Colorado
Many of us feel secure in our liberal ideals in denouncing what’s happening at the U.S.-Mexico border as Mexicans and Central Americans fleeing violence, d...
Work in Progress with Terry Maker
Colorado artist Terry Maker investigates the potential of discardable items—papers, markers, straws, even candy—by transforming them, through arduous processing, into ethereal yet witty wall reliefs and other objects.
Her exhibitions over the years have made it clear that Colorado artist Terry Maker has an offbeat sense of humor. Take, for instance, Cowgirl Hat Ball, recently on view at the Longmont Museum. It’s a ten-foot-wide sphere composed of hundreds of overlapping straw cowgirl hats. Or...
Three Summer Shows Amplify Floyd D. Tunson’s Powerful Body of Work
Floyd D. Tunson, one of Colorado’s most important contemporary artists, is the subject of three summer exhibitions shedding light on his sociopolitical and race-related themes.
DENVER—An artist’s prerogative to center their work on sociopolitical topics comes to robust fruition in the work of Floyd D. Tunson. The Colorado-based artist excels in a variety of media and he has been producing work nonstop for five decades. In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, Tunson’s subject matter is...
agriCULTURE Showcases Flourishing Collaboration Between Artists and Farmers
AgriCULTURE: Art Inspired by the Land looks at the many intersections between art and agriculture, helping viewers create new connections to farms and farming in Boulder County, Colorado.
Colorado-based sculptor Nicole Banowetz is a perfect example of what happens when you pair an artist with a farmer and ask them to exchange ideas on visually expressing the importance of agriculture in our daily lives. Banowetz teamed with Esoterra Culinary Garden and took a deep dive into soil microbiomes a...
Canal Convergence: Water + Art + Light
A tranquil canal that slices through a chic section of downtown Scottsdale, Arizona, is the attractive setting for an annual exhibition of large-scale, temporary, and site-specific art installations. Called Canal Convergence: Water + Art + Light, the Scottsdale Public Art event takes place February 23-24 and March 2-3, 2018. It features internationally known as well as local artists exploring innovative materials and processes while taking advantage of the water’s calming and reflective quali...
James Franco's Latest Art Comes from a Sewage Pipe Factory
James Franco's Latest Art Comes from a Sewage Pipe ...
Feature: Photographer David Taylor
A remarkable endeavor in art, photography and typology: documenting all 276 markers that delineate the U.S.-Mexico border between Tijuana and Texas. David Taylor of Tucson, AZ, accomplished that feat over several years, creating indelible portraits of border life and border desolation....and, it's my first cover story for Art Ltd.
Review: Betye Saar at SMoCA
http://www.visualartsource.com/index.php?page=editorial&pcID=17&aID=3250
Report: Phoenix
An artist from England, inspired by the desert, is behind the must-see light installations at four Phoenix and Scottsdale venues.