Posted by leannegoebel on February 27, 2013 · 1 Comment
Looking back over the year that was 2012 what strikes me is the resiliency and determination of artists, makers and creators to continue doing what matters, what has meaning and follow (for lack of a less clichéd word) their passion. While Colorado seemed to spin out of control with tragic forest fires and horrific shootings … Read more
Filed under Art Criticism, Boulder, Colorado Springs, contemporary art, Denver · Tagged with Arts Incubator of the Rockies, Becoming Van Gogh, Clark Richert, Clyfford Still Museum, David Anfam, Denver Art Museum, Denver Botanic Gardens, DeWain Valentine, Dikeou Collection, Ed Ruscha, Edie Winograde, Judy Pfaff, Laleh Mehran, Lordy Rodriquea, M12, Nils Folke Anderson, Richard Tuttle, Robert Mangold, Scott Johnson, Stan Brakhage, Theodore Waddell, Vochol, William Betts, Yves Saint Laurent
Posted by leannegoebel on January 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The counterculture movement was in essence a western phenomenon. That’s the premise of West of Center: Art and the Counterculture Experiment in America, 1965-1977, a book and exhibition currently on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver. Yes, significant moments played out at Woodstock and in Greenwich Village, but the American West allowed … Read more
Filed under ART, Art Criticism, Art Museum, contemporary art, Culture, Denver · Tagged with Adam Lerner, Anna Halprin, Ant Farm, Clark Richert, Drop City, Elissa Auther, Emory Douglas, George Harris, Hibiscus, Lucy Lippard, MCA Denver, The Cockettes, The Single Wing Turquoise Bird, The Ultimate Painting, Womyn's Lands of Southern Oregon
Posted by leannegoebel on January 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment
I’m more interested in what is unique to Colorado and not just some rehashing of the latest trends in contemporary art. Art happens everywhere in the state, not just on the Front Range.
Filed under ART, Art Criticism, art market, Art Museum, arts journalism, contemporary art, Denver, Durango, Pagosa Springs, painting, photography, Print making, public art · Tagged with Aspen Art Museum, Bill Amundson, Bud Shark, Charles Deas, Christo, Clark Richert, Colin Livingston, Creede Small Print National, Dale Chisman, Dan Ellier Chapman, Denver Art Museum, Denver News, Energy Effects, Enrique Chagoya, Fort Collins MOCA, Hung Liu, Jenny Morgan, Jerry Saltz, John McEnroe, Joseph Shaeffer, Kate Petley, Kyle Macmillan Visual Arts Source, Linda Fleming, Marie Vlasic, Mark Bradford, Michael Paglia, Moore In The Gardens, Objectophilia, Rick Dula, Robert Benjamin, Robert Brandenburg, Roberta Smith, Sergej Jensen, Shy Rabbit Contemporary Arts, Tutankhamen: The Golden King, Tyler Green, William Kentridge
Posted by leannegoebel on November 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment
I wrote this piece for the Huffington Post about the controversy over Enrique Chagoya’s “The Misadventures of Romantic Cannibals” at the Loveland Museum. The truck driver from Montana, Kathleen Folden pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and received 18 months probation. Colorado Councilman May Want To Explore Why Art “Turned Him On.” Also on Huffington Post, … Read more
Filed under ART, contemporary art, Culture, Denver, painting, photography, Print making · Tagged with art writer, Clark Richert, Huffington Post, Kathleen Folden, Leanne Goebel, Misadventures of Romantic Cannibals, Robin Rule, Rule Gallery
Posted by leannegoebel on July 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Everything you wanted to know about the Biennial of the Americas and more happening in Denver this summer.
Filed under ART, contemporary art, Denver, Art Museum, Biennial, arts journalism, Creative Economy · Tagged with Robischon Gallery, Denver Art Museum, BMOCA, MCA, MCA Denver, Denver Biennial, Biennial of the Americas, Plus Gallery, Rule Gallery, Walker Fine Art, David B. Smith, Gregory Euclide, Redline, The Nature of Things, Paola Santoscoy, Objectophilia, Museo de las Americas, McNichols Building, Edward Ranney, Portia Munson, David Buckingham, M12, Clark Richert, Lauri Lynnxe Murphy, Linda Fleming, Aspen Art Fair, Brendan Tang, You are Here, Sabine Aell, Viviane Le Courtouois, Jeronimo Hagerman, Janet Echelman, Alan Chimicoff, Michele Mosko, AJ Fosik, Alex McCloud, Andrew Rucklidge, Douglas Walker, Kim Ferrer, Emma Hardy, Teddy Cruz, Redesign the Sheep Wagon, Tony Ortega, Museum of Outdoor Arts
