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.
From the archive
Zoe Crosher: Prospecting Palm Fronds
The newest iteration of the ongoing series LA Like: Prospecting Palm Fronds by Los Angeles–based artist Zoe Crosher is presented in the Roof Deck Sculpture Garden. Crosher began collecting the discarded fronds she found on the city streets after discovering that Los Angeles’s iconic palm trees were nearing the end of their natural life span (75–100 years) and slowly disappearing. She cast the fronds in bronze using a lost-wax casting process that evokes the history of monuments and memorials. The palm fronds—spread across the roof-deck as if they have fallen directly from trees—are an ele…
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Activity Card: Gabriel Orozco
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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.
Major support for Gabriel Orozco’s exhibition is provided by Jill and Jay Bernstein. Additional support is provided by Allison and Warren Kanders, the Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation for Latin American Art, and the AAM National Council.
AAM education programs are made possible by the Questrom Education Fund.
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