Aspen Art Museum

Talks and Lectures

• Aug 2, 2018

  • 5 PM Discuss

    Artist Talk: Rashid Johnson

    Rashid Johnson was born in Chicago, in 1977, and lives and works in New York. A critical theory framework extends across his paintings, sculptures, photography, and video work, investigating legacies of and possibilities for African American intellectual and cultural life. His work has been the subject of recent solo exhibitions at the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow, the Grand Palais, Paris, the Drawing Center, the High Line, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver. He is the recipient of the 2018 Aspen Award for Art.

• Aug 16, 2018

  • 5 PM Discuss

    Artist Talk: Jacqueline Humphries (Cancelled)

    Please note that this lecture has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.

• Oct 10, 2018

  • 5 PM Discuss

    Another Look: Joanna McClure on Jay DeFeo

    Join Joanna McClure for an evening of poetry reading and reflections on the work of Jay DeFeo. McClure arrived in San Francisco in 1951 and was a significant creative figure in the Beat poetry scene. Presenting within DeFeo’s exhibition The Ripple Effect, McClure will provide selections of her writings and memories of her late friend.

• Oct 17, 2018

  • 5 PM Discuss

    The Great Debate and Screening: Are Facts Fundamental to Truth?

    The Great Debate is a public program inviting elevated, engaged conversations around questions that unpack our opinions around art and beyond. Following the centuries-old format of the Oxford Union, the proposition “Are Facts Fundamental to Truth?” will be debated by four luminaries—two for and two against. Once the speakers have put forth their arguments, the discussion will open up to the audience for deliberation and a final vote. Presented in partnership with Aspen Public Radio and Aspen Film, this event will also include a screening of All the President’s Men (1976).

• Nov 2, 2018

  • 6 PM Talk

    CAConrad Poetry Reading: “Resurrect Extinct Vibration”

    As part of the final iteration of the yearlong exhibition Ritual, poet CAConrad will present the new poetry ritual, “Resurrect Extinct Vibration.” The performative lecture is presented as part of their visit to Aspen to provide Somatic Poetry Writing workshops.

• Jan 17, 2019

  • 5 PM Discuss

    Art and Empathy: Kaywin Feldman

    In this new lecture series, leading thinkers explore the importance and nuances of empathy. Kaywin Feldman has been the Director and President of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA) since 2008. Under her direction, MIA recently launched the Center for Empathy and the Visual Arts. She is the 2019 AAM Director in Residence.

• Feb 14, 2019

  • 5 PM Discuss

    Collect Ideas: Elena Soboleva

    Elena Soboleva is the Director of Online Sales at David Zwirner. In this newly created position, she leads the programming, curation, and strategy for the gallery’s digital sales channels, which include over twenty online viewing rooms a year, in addition to twenty-five art-fair previews. Prior to joining David Zwirner, Soboleva was an early employee and Lead Curator at Artsy, where she oversaw the growth and scaling of collector initiatives and programming through online and offline channels.

• Mar 7, 2019

  • 5 PM Discuss

    Architecture Lecture Series: John Patkau

    Patkau Architects was founded in 1978 by John and Patricia Patkau. John Patkau was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1947, and graduated from the University of Manitoba with a Master of Architecture degree in 1972. A LEED-accredited professional, he is also a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, an Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and the Royal Institute of British Architects, a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Art, and a Member of the Order of Canada.

• Apr 4, 2019

  • 5 PM Discuss

    Legacy Series: Ingrid Schaffner

    Ingrid Schaffner is a curator, art critic, writer, and educator specializing in contemporary art. She is the curator of the 57th Carnegie International (2018–19) at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, PA. From 2000 to 2015, Schaffner directed the exhibition program at the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania. She serves as the 2019 AAM Curator in Residence.

• Apr 30, 2019

  • 5 PM Discuss

    Legacy Lectures: Stuart Mace & Toklat

    In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Aspen Center of Environmental Studies (ACES), this event will trace the legacy of Stuart Mace and Toklat through a conversation with artist Isa Catto and Mace’s son, Kent Mace. Stuart Mace was a botanist who came to Aspen in 1948 and created an ecological and artistic haven at Toklat, which became a foundational component of ACES.