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Featured Artist
Takashi Murakami
The Japanese artist Takashi Murakami combines highly refined classical Japanese painting techniques with distinctive Pop sensibilities. Known for his “Superflat” style, directly influenced by manga and anime, the artist creates works that explode with color and playfulness. For the 2015–16 ski season, in collaboration with Aspen Skiing Company, Murakami has produced four unique images, all of which embody his trademark visual aesthetic.
From the archive
Shigeru Ban: Humanitarian Architecture
Beginning with his pioneering designs for United Nations refugee shelters in the mid-1990s, 2014 Pritzker winning architect Shigeru Ban has devoted himself to humanitarian efforts in the wake of some of the most devastating natural and manmade disasters of the past two decades. With projects jointly selected by Ban and AAM Nancy and Bob Magoon CEO and Director Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson, and the exhibition design done by the architect himself, Shigeru Ban: Humanitarian Architecture broadly explores this fascinating and inspiring component of the architect’s practice with full-scale examples…
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Movies at the Museum: Do More with Less [Hacer Mucho Con Poco] (2008)
Oct 30, 2019
7:00 PM
637 E. Hyman Ave
Movies at the Museum: Anthropology of the Ordinary
The AAM and Aspen Film present three documentaries in concert with Abraham Cruzvillegas: Hi, how are you, Gonzo? Each film celebrates the ingenuity and variation that arise from unfavorable circumstances.
About the Film
Do More with Less [Hacer Mucho Con Poco] (2008)
Directed by Katerina Kliwadenko and Mario Novas
84 min
This film explores the ways that young architects are bringing about a paradigm shift by offering new insights into the ways in which their profession interacts with society at large.
AAM education programs are made possible by the Questrom Education Fund. Additional funding in 2018–19 is provided by the Laffey-McHugh Foundation. Additional support for Movies at the Museum is provided by the Etkin Family Digital Media and Moving Image Fund.
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