Month: October 2012
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Visual Extirpation in the Paintings of Armin Muhsam
There is a visual mystery to the sparse landscapes painted by Armin Mühsam. The works are austere, yet achingly beautiful, capturing the light and shadows of what might be America or a place entirely fictive. Some paintings feature landscapes with odd industrial objects, structural forms, mechanical or concrete foundations, tanks or overpasses without visible human…
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ALOTTATHISALOTTATHAT – Art Intersecting “Innovation” and Equaling Nothing from adobeairstream.com
Described as “part freestyle musical theater, part dessert reception,” the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver created a special event for participants of the Colorado Innovation Network (COIN) Summit, held in Denver at the Art Museum August 29-30. Adam Lerner, who sits on the board of COIN and his MCA creative team put together ALOTTATHISALOTTATHAT to show…
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William Morrow Named Associate Contemporary Art Curator at DAM from adobeairstream.com
The Denver Art Museum has announced the appointment of William Morrow as the Polly and Mark Addison Associate Curator of Contemporary Art. The press release sent out late morning on Friday, August 31, states that the museum concluded an extensive international search with his hiring. Morrow’s first project for the museum will be to join the…
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Ricky Allman – “I’ll Capitulate if you Succumb” – Marine Contemporary
I was privileged to be acknowledged in Marine Contemporary‘s catalog for Ricky Allman’s recent exhibition. The show–(with a terrific title)–“I’ll Capitulate if you Succumb,” was Allman’s first solo exhibition with the gallery and ran from June 30-August 11, 2012. The 40-page catalog features an essay by Claressinka Anderson with special thanks to Leanne Goebel for…
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Working in Mysterious Ways, “Continental Drift” Spotlights Contemporary Coloradans from adobeairstream.com
On June 30, 2011 I received a request for proposals and call to artists from Nora Burnett Abrams, associate curator at MCA/Denver, for a joint Colorado exhibition to be held at MCA and the Aspen Art Museum that is now under way. Artists were asked to submit their CV, a 250-word artist statement and up…
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The Book of Mormon Debuts in Denver (and leaves one thinking politics) from adobeairstream.com
“You and me, but mostly me Are gonna change the world forever ‘Cause I can do most everything (And I can stand next to you and watch) And now we’re seeing eye to eye It’s so great, we can agree That Heavenly Father has chosen you and me Just mostly me.” These are lyrics from…
Leanne Goebel 