Aspen Art Museum

Talks and Lectures

• 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.

• May 7, 2019

  • 5 PM Discuss

    Legacy Series: Richard Carter & Lissa Ballinger

    In conjunction with Bauhaus 100: Aspen

    Richard Carter is one of the founding members of the Aspen Center for the Visual Arts, the institution that came to be known as the Aspen Art Museum. He will be in conversation with Bauhaus 100: Aspen Program Manager and Aspen Institute Art Curator Lissa Ballinger discussing Carter’s experience working with Bauhaus legend Herbert Bayer from 1972–78, and the legacy that this experience had on Carter’s artistic practice.

• May 16, 2019

  • 5 PM Discuss

    AAM Artist Fellows Presentation

    Celebrate the culmination of the inaugural Aspen Art Museum Artist Fellowship with four project presentations. Artists Wewer Keohane, Michael Lorsung, Shannon Richardson, and Andrew Roberts-Gray will discuss their fellowship experiences and present individual creative projects through a variety of hands-on art activities, video, and performance.

• May 30, 2019

  • 5 PM Discuss

    Legacy Series: Adam Lerner

    Adam Lerner is the outgoing Mark G. Falcone Director and Chief Animator of the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. With a unique approach to museum programming that combines curatorial, education, and artistic production, Lerner has created innovative programs that have been adopted by museums throughout North America and celebrated by leaders in the field as well as the general media.

• Jun 10, 2019

  • 5 PM Discuss

    Another Look: Roland McCook on Indigenous Animals

    Join former Ute tribal chairman Roland McCook for an evening discussing the relationship between indigenous peoples and animals of Western Colorado. The conversation will tie to the work of Gabriel Rico, whose exhibition at the AAM juxtaposes natural and imagined life.

• Jul 12, 2019

  • 5:30 PM Discuss

    Artist Talk: Oscar Murillo

    Oscar Murillo was born in La Paila, Colombia, in 1986, and lives and works in London. His paintings, video works, and actions are tied to a notion of community stemming from the artist’s cross-cultural ties to diverse cities. His work has been the subject of solo presentations at Haus der Kunst, Munich, Yarat Art Centre, Baku, Azerbaijan, Nouveau Musée National Monaco, and Museo de Arte, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá.

• Jul 14, 2019

  • 1:30 PM Discuss

    Mandala Lecture: Geshe Lobsang Tenzin

    From July 10–14, Tibetan Buddhist monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery will construct a temporary mandala sand painting dedicated to the Green Tara on Level 3 of the Aspen Art Museum as part of their annual visit to Aspen. Geshe Lobsang Tenzin, Founder and Spiritual Director of the Drepung Loseling Monastery and Professor of Practice at Emory University, will present a lecture reflecting on the mandala and monastic practices.