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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Young Curators of the Roaring Fork Opening
Since 2005, the AAM’s Young Curators of the Roaring Fork (YCRF) program has engaged high school students in a six-month program that builds aesthetic valuation, leadership, organizational, and critical-thinking skills. After participants lead a call for submissions, identify a theme, and assemble the exhibition, an opening is held to celebrate this student-driven initiative.<br>
The 2018 YCRF exhibition runs from April 14–29, 2018
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The Revolution Will Not Be Gray
Jul 1, 2016-Oct 13, 2016
Artists
The Revolution Will Not Be Gray presents a selection of works that look both backward and forward at the shifting terrain of revolution, protest, and gestures of refusal. Examining the impetus to observe the world in strictly black-and-white terms, the exhibition reveals an intricate set of histories, politics, and identities, reminding us of the inherent power in the human voice. Featuring work by Andrea Bowers, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Claire Fontaine, Sharon Hayes, Iman Issa, Tony Lewis, Glenn Ligon, Carlos Motta, Pedro Reyes, Adam Pendleton, and Carey Young.
AAM exhibitions are made possible by the Marx Exhibition Fund. General exhibition support is provided by the Toby Devan Lewis Visiting Artist Fund.
The Revolution Will Not Be Gray is supported by the Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation for Latin American Art, the Etkin Family Digital Media and Moving Image Fund, and funded in part by the AAM National Council.
Works from the Exhibition
Related Exhibition Materials
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Artist Talk: Glenn Ligon
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Learning Tool
Activity Card: The Revolution Will Not Be Gray
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Learning Tool
Educator Notes:
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Learning Tool
Adam Pendleton Open Studio: Reading in no Particular Order
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