Two new exhibitions highlighting two noteworthy artists will open at the Denver Art Museum in October. Both exhibitions are included in general Museum admission. Daniel Richter: A Major Survey is the first U.S. museum exhibition for this acclaimed contemporary German artist. Curated by the Denver Art Museum’s Christoph Heinrich, the exhibition will feature more than 25 largeformat paintings and a selection from a series of more than 400 small format works.
“This introduction of Richter’s work to Denver and the U.S. museum community follows a surge of international interest in contemporary German painting, driven in part by the fall of the Berlin Wall as well as an overall saturation with electronically-generated images,” Heinrich said. “Richter’s sense of humor and vigorous celebration of painting come through in this work, and he never lets us forget the continuous thread that runs through the history of painting.” Daniel Richter will be at the Museum on October 2 as part of the Logan Lecture series. Daniel Richter: A Major Survey will be on view October 4, 2008 through January 11, 2009.
Houdon from the Louvre, an exhibition of premier portrait busts from French Enlightenment sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon, will open at the Denver Art Museum on October 11, 2008, and run through January 4, 2009. The show includes approximately 20 sculptural works from the renowned artist portraying intellectual and political leaders, including American founding fathers George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, as well as famous busts of Enlightenment thinkers Denis Diderot and Voltaire as well as Houdon’s own wife and children. “These iconic portraits of some of the most significant leaders of nations and thought will give visitors a rare and in-depth look at one of the Louvre’s internationally treasured collections,” said Timothy Standring, Gates Foundation Curator of Painting and Sculpture. Houdon: Sculptor Extraordinaire will be the topic for the Nooner Tours on October 22 and 24.
Logan Lectures 2008: Artists on Art—The Next Generation
Daniel Richter - Thursday, October 2
Daniel Richter's paintings convey anxious imagery that transports the viewer to a new world order. Richter’s work portrays an apocalyptical panic, reflective of his mistrust of contemporary society. He sets the stage by creating fables both petrifying and seductive.
Matthew Brannon - Thursday, October 16
By fusing art, poetry and advertising into images rooted in discomfort, the work of Matthew Brannon resists order and simplification. Using bold print aesthetics, he playfully criticizes the seriousness of art, deploying soon to be abstract phrases from contemporary visual culture.
The Figure is Back: Representing the Body in Contemporary Art (adult class)
Wednesdays, October 1-22, 6:30-8 p.m.
Over the course of the last century, the human figure crept off the canvas and went into virtual hiding. But in the hands and minds of artists working today, the classic subject of the human figure is back on the scene. Whether rendered in plaster, pixels or lipstick, whether represented incompletely or leaving only traces of itself, the figure has taken on new and dynamic forms. Join master teacher Sonnet Hanson for an in-depth look at the figure in art today and in Focus: The Figure, a new installation in the modern and contemporary galleries.
Saturday, October 4, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
On the first Saturday of every month, you can enjoy our art collections and non-ticketed exhibitions without spending a dime! Free tickets are available on-site starting at 10 a.m. Free First Saturdays are sponsored by Target. Additional support is provided by the citizens who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District. -- www.denverartmuseum.org
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