Aspen Art Museum
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.
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Adam McEwen: I Think I’m in Love
As the Aspen Art Museum’s 2016–17 Gabriela and Ramiro Garza Distinguished Artist in Residence, New York–based British artist Adam McEwen is known for works that engage viewers with a dark yet poignant sense of humor. Once employed to write obituaries for the London Daily Telegraph, McEwen began producing fictional obituaries of living subjects, such as Bill Clinton, Kate Moss, and Jeff Koons. His recent sculptural works include objects such as a life-size coffin-carrier fabricated from solid graphite (Bier, 2013) and deployed airbags cast in concrete (a series from 2015). McEwen’s Aspen…
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Artist–Educator Roundtable with Jamillah James
Oct 14, 2016
5:30 PM
637 E. Hyman Ave
“Art, as a process, might teach one to care in a different way and to see.” This free roundtable event takes cue from John Outterbridge’s quote, reflecting his overlapping roles as an artist, educator, and activist. Local artists and art educators are invited to participate in a conversation and hands-on exploration of the role art plays in the public realm. Joined by Jamillah James, Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and Assistant Curator of John Outterbridge: Rag Man, together we will explore the possibility of an exhibition to create change in our community.
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AAM exhibitions are made possible by the Marx Exhibition Fund. General exhibition support is provided by the Toby Devan Lewis Visiting Artist Fund.
John Outterbridge: Rag Man was organized by the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, for Art + Practice, and curated by Anne Ellegood, Senior Curator, with Jamillah James, Assistant Curator. The Aspen Art Museum’s presentation was organized by Heidi Zuckerman, Nancy and Bob Magoon CEO and Director.
The Hammer Museum at Art + Practice is a Public Engagement Partnership supported by a grant from the James Irvine Foundation.
The presentation of John Outterbridge: Rag Man in Aspen is funded in part by the AAM National Council.
AAM education programs are made possible by the Questrom Education Fund.
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