Top Ten Colorado Art Happenings of 2011
It’s almost 2012, and 2011 was an incredible year for art in Colorado. Here’s the list of the best art events of the year. 1. Clyfford Still Museum Opening This museum was a long time in the making. Like the Rothko Chapel in Houston or the Georgia O’Keefe museum in Santa Fe, this Museum will make Denver into an artist’s new home. 2. Huma Bhabha at the Aspen Art Museum This exhibition has barely happened, opening on Dec 22, but it ranks high for 2011. Usually Bhabha does sculpture, but her works on paper hold a mysterious quality. The works seem classically modernist, and they involve a lot more than you w...Read more
Art Opening: Love Lines Tonight at RedLine
With an opening tonight from 6PM-9PM at Redline, the Valentine's appropriate Love Lines exhibit plays matchmaker between Denver and the art world at large. The group show does what many in Colorado attempt and rarely achieve: pairing local, national and international artists together cohesively. Curated by one of Denver's preeminent contemporary art heavyweights, Robischon Gallery, three distinct interests become apparent in this assembled lineup. A selected group of artists (Halim Alkarim, Jack Balas, Xiong Lijun, Xing Danwen, Yu Fan, Ann Hamilton, Wes Hemperel, Jerry Kunkel, He Jian) represents the gallery's stable of talent. Another clique (Jeff Page, Jonathan Saiz, Ian Fisher, Terry Camp...Read more