Aspen Art Museum

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About the Museum

Founded in 1979, the Aspen Art Museum is an internationally recognized non-collecting institution presenting exhibitions of important contemporary art from around the globe. The Aspen Art Gallery is housed in an historic brick building located along the scenic Rio Grande Trial near the heart of Aspen. Stimulating year-round programming includes numerous art workshops for children, teens and adults, free public lectures, docent tours, site rentals, special events, and members' art trips.

Location, Time & Admission Information

Location:	590 North Mill Street, Aspen, Colorado 81611
Hours of Operation:	Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00am - 6:00pm Sunday, noon to 6:00pm Art After Hours, Thursdays, 5:00 - 7:00 pm (during exhibitions only) Closed Mondays and major holidays
Admission:	Non-members $5 Seniors and students $3 Members and children under 12 FREE Friday admission free, courtesy Alpine Bank Aspen
Contact Information:	970.925.8050 www.aspenartmuseum.org

AAM 2007-2008 EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS

Karen Kilimnik: December 14, 2007 ­ February 3, 2008
Organized by the ICA Philadelphia, this exhibition is the first major survey of Kilimnik’s fifteen years of collage-based activity in painting, drawing, photography, sculptural installations, and objects. Klimnik’s work objectifies mass cultural desire, and always creates a theatrical framework.

Jeremy Deller: Marlon Brando, Pocahontas, and Me: Feburary 15, 2008 ­ April 13, 2008
Jeremy Deller’s exhibition at the Aspen Art Museum takes, as its starting point, the career and interests of Neil Young. Instead of focusing on Neil Young’s celebrity, the exhibition will examine a number Deller and Young’s overlapping concerns, including American identity, history, politics, war, medical innovation, information technologies, and music. Titled Marlon Brando,Pocahontas, and Me, Deller’s exhibition will consist of three components: an exhibition of artworks that address these themes, a symposium, and an accompanying book that will document the symposium.

The installation at the Aspen Art Museum will be curated by Deller. Among the artists invited to participate in the exhibition are Paul Chan, Mark Dion, Peter Doig, Sam Durant, An-My Lê, Dave Muller, and Sean Schneider. Also included in the exhibition will be a variety of historical artwork and ephemera, documenting everything from image making during the Vietnam War, historical paintings of Pocahontas, and Marlon Brando’s involvement with the Civil Rights movement.

The symposium, presented at the Aspen Institute, will address Neil Young as a cultural phenomenon. Featuring leading practitioners in fields related to Deller and Young’s shared interests—medical and information technology; social history; music history; war and war reportage—the symposium will be an interdisciplinary discussion. One of the key speakers on the panel will be Mike Davis, author of City of Quartz and Ecology of Fear, Professor of History at University of California, Irvine, and pioneer of a new approach to social history.

Yan Lei: Sparkling - Aspen: Feburary 15, 2008 ­ April 13, 2008
The paintings of Beijing-based artist Yan Lei always begin with photographs, digitally reduced to a narrow color range to reveal their own artificiality. Yan Lei reconstructs and analyses images based on his everyday experiences, generally reflecting upon the relationship of the artist to an increasingly globalized art world.

Yan Lei’s works explore the relationship between the artist, culture, and painting. According to the artist, “Painting, after all, is just a mindless re-presentation of an image you might see in a photograph…, the process of making that painting has become superfluous.” Yan Lei’s images hold the viewer at arms length, dissolving into abstract monochromes as the viewer approaches them.

For his exhibition at the Aspen Art Museum—his first one-person museum exhibition in the United States—Yan Lei will produce a new series of paintings informed by the extensive travel itineraries necessary for artists working today and based on the theme of landing, finally, somewhere.

Yan Lei was born in 1965 in Hebei, China; he currently lives and works in Beijing. His work has been included in numerous group exhibitions, among them, Art in Motion, MoCA Shanghai, China, 2006; CHINA NOW-Fascination of a Changing World, Sammlung Essl, Klostemeuburg, Vienna, Austria, 2006; Guangzhou Triennale, Guangdong Museum of Art, China, 2005; and China Then, Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2003. In 2003, he was selected to participate in the 50th Venice Biennale, and in 2007 his work was included in Documenta XII.

Four Thursday Nights: Creative Imagination: April 24, May 1, May 8, AND May 15, 2008
During the months of April and May, the Aspen Art Museum presents the third installment of the annual video and film series Four Thursday Nights. Offering a thematic selection of exciting contemporary video and film from around the globe, new works premier each Thursday night and run for one week in the museum’s Lower Gallery.

The narrative spaces created in film and video works often offer a glimpse into the personal fantasies of the artist. Each of the works included in Four Thursday Nights: Creative Imagination provide a space for retreat and introspection. By utilizing otherworldly settings, incongruous action, and ethereal choreography, these works define a place that is formed and exists only in the creative imagination.

Featuring works by Cao Fei, A.L. Steiner and robbinschilds, Catherine Sullivan, and Saskia Olde Wolbers.

Phil Collins: August 15 - October 26, 2008
The Aspen Art Museum’s Jane and Mark Nathanson Distinguished Artist in Residence Program furthers the museum’s goal of engaging the larger community with contemporary art. The public is invited to visit the artist in-studio, as the process of making art can be just as interesting as the resulting product. Residencies can last anywhere between forty-eight hours and two months.

The work of British artist Phil Collins addresses social issues. Straddling the line between voyeurism and active art therapy, Collins’s work engages subcultures within local communities to create performance-based video works.

In one recent work, They Shoot Horses (2004), Collins traveled to Palestine and filmed a sixteen hour dance marathon with local youth. The resulting video is both infectious and strangely moving as the non-stop dancing is interrupted only by the call to prayer from a nearby mosque and various technical problems.

For The World Won’t Listen (2005), Collins engaged a number of local musicians in Bogotá, Columbia, to create a karaoke machine by having them re-record the backing tracks from the Smiths album of the same name. He then filmed over sixty Smiths fans from the area performing their own renditions of the songs. By inviting “the shy, the dissatisfied, the narcissistic, the shower superstars, and anyone who wants to be someone else for a night” (according to the invitation poster), Collins created stunningly intimate portraits of the city’s inhabitants by passing associations propagated through the mass media. In his own words, Collins’s interest in eschewing the spectacular in favor of the intimate stems from the fact that “intimacy is a value denied by reportage.”

The work produced during Collins’s spring residency will be shown in the AAM Lower Gallery beginning August 15, 2008.

Phil Collins was born in 1970 in Runcorn, England, and currently lives and works in Brighton. Collins has had solo exhibitions at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Tate Britain; Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade; Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Gent; and the Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio. His work has been included in the 9th Istanbul Biennial, the 3rd Tirana Biennial, the 7th Sharjah International Art Biennial, and Manifesta 3. In 2006, he was shortlisted for the Turner Prize.

Publications for this exhibition are underwritten by the Jane and Marc Nathanson Distinguished Artist in Residence Program.

ADDITIONAL WINTER/SPRING ’07 CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS:

Art After Hours — Stop by the museum after hours for music, complimentary refreshments, and tours of current exhibitions. 5-7PM on the following Thursdays: March 15, 2007 ­ a conversation with special guest, artist, Jordan Kantor May 17 June 21 July 19 August 16 September 20 October 18 November 15

April 26, 6:00 p.m. Kota Ezawa will introduce his film, The Simpson Verdict, as the first in the Four Thursday Nights: Minus series

Thursday, June 7, 6:00 p.m. Architecture Lecture Series Paepcke Auditorium Guest Lecturer: Richard Gluckman, Gluckman Mayner Architects

Thursday, June 28, 5:00 p.m. Members-only conversations between exhibiting artists Koo Jeong-A, Nicole Wermers, and Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson

July (TBA) 2007 Architecture Lecture Series Paepcke Auditorium Guest Lecturer: Elizabeth Diller, Diller, Scofidio + Renfro

Thursday, August 2, 6:00 p.m. Exhibiting artists Ricky Swallow and Thomas Scheibitz in conversation with Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson

Thursday, August 9, 5:00 p.m. Exhibiting artist Avner Ben-Gal in conversation with Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson

August (TBA), 2007 Architecture Lecture Series Paepcke Auditorium Guest Lecturer: Winy Maas, MVRDV

Thursday, October 25, 5:00 p.m. Exhibiting artists in conversation with Assistant Curator Matthew Thompson

Wednesday Walkthroughs March 21, April 11 Free curatorial tours at noon

Artist Breakfasts Complimentary continental breakfast with tours, slide shows, and conversations with artists and curators

Thursday, August 16, 9:00­10:00 a.m. AAM Director Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson will present an illustrated trip report on recent trips to the Venice Biennale, Sculpture Projects Münster 07, and Documenta 12.

Thursday, November 8, 9:00­10:00 a.m.Local artist slide show

Free Family Days: select Sundays, noon ­ 6:00 p.m. March 18 April 22 May 20 June 17 July 15 August 19 September 16 October 28 November 18

Lunch with the Director — AAM Director and Chief Curator Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson hosts the first of two annual open public forums; dessert and beverages provided by the AAM. TBA

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AAM EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING:

CHILDREN, TWEEN, & TEEN PROGRAMS

SPACE IS LIMITED. EARLY REGISTRATION IS ENCOURAGED. CALL NOW TO REGISTER AT 970.925.8050, ext. 24.

For programming for children ages 4 and under, please see Family Programs. Minimum enrollment for all camps is 6; maximum enrollment is 12 unless otherwise noted. Workshop locations are listed under each class.

Arts in the Schools / Grades K ­ 4
In collaboration with Aspen Public School District and Aspen Elementary School, the AAM’s Arts in the Schools program offers in-school, hands-on art classes related to the museum’s current exhibitions. Participating students will learn about and make works inspired by the artistic styles of exhibiting artists. Activities include drawing, collage, mixed media experiments, and painting. Wednesdays, 1:45 ­ 3:15 p.m. S1: Oct 4 ­ Nov 15 (no class Nov 1) S2: Dec 6 ­ Jan 24 (no class Dec 27 or Jan 3) S3: Feb 7 ­ March 14 S4: April 11 ­ May 16 Location: Aspen Elementary School, 0199 High School Road Instructor: Karyn Andrade and TBA Tuition: $90 for each session

Open Studio at the AAM Red Brick Studio / All Ages / 10 student maximum
Spend an evening drawing and painting or working on a personal project. Choose from a number of projects, including jewelry, mosaics, stained glass, drawing, painting, and sculpture. Instruction is individualized and only if you want it! Open to all ages and skill levels. Students age 10 and younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Please call to register. Mondays, 6:00 ­ 8:00 p.m. S1: Jan 8 ­ Feb 12 S2: April 2 ­ May 7 Location: Red Brick Center for the Arts, Room 123, 110 E. Hallam Street, Aspen Instructor: Liz Waters Tuition: $20/Monday; Seniors and AAM members $15 Materials fee: $25

Not Your Standard Sculpture / Grades 2 ­ 6
Think sculpture is always made of heavy metal and clay? Think again. While exploring the ethereal sculptures of exhibiting artist Tonico Lemos Auad, students in this class will learn how even the most mundane of objects (like fruit or jewelry) can become a sculptural medium. This is a two-session class. Wednesday, March 7 and 14, 3:30 p.m. ­ 5:00 p.m. Location: Aspen Art Museum (March 7) and Red Brick Center for the Arts, Room 123, 110 E. Hallam Street, Aspen (March 14) Instructor: Carrie Smalley Tuition: $65; AAM members $58

Exploring Contemporary Art / Grades 3 ­ 6 [[SPRING BREAK ART CAMP]]
Spend your spring break with the AAM creating your own works of contemporary art! Each day participants in this class will learn about different contemporary artists, their associated movements, mediums, and styles and create their own works of art. Mediums include painting, sculpture, collage and more! Tuesday, March 27 ­ Friday, March 30, 9:30 a.m. ­ 2:30 p.m. Location: Red Brick Center for the Arts, Room 123, 110 E. Hallam Street, Aspen Instructor: Langford Barksdale Tuition: $200; AAM members $180

Like Color in Pictures / Grades 3 ­ 6
Participants will learn how basic color harmonies are the building blocks of our visual world and will experiment using a variety of media. Projects will be based on the five categories of work in the Like Color in Pictures exhibition: color as emotion, color as environment, color as décor, color as persona, and color as humor. This is a two-session class. Wednesdays, April 11 and 18, 3:30 p.m. ­ 5:00 p.m. Location: Aspen Art Museum (April 11) and Red Brick Center for the Arts, Room 123, 110 E. Hallam Street, Aspen (April 18) Instructor: Charles Andrade Tuition: $65; AAM members $58

ADULT PROGRAMS

Color as Décor
Participants will learn about color theory and how it affects interior environments. This program consists of a lecture on basic color harmonies, their psychological and healing properties and includes a demonstration of lazure glazing. Thursday, March 22, 5:00-7:00 p.m. Location: Aspen Art Museum Instructor: Charles Andrade Tuition: FREE

Open Studio at the AAM Red Brick Studio / All Ages / 10 student maximum
Spend an evening drawing and painting or working on a personal project. Choose from a number of projects, including jewelry, mosaics, stained glass, drawing, painting, and sculpture. Instruction is individualized and only if you want it! Open to all ages and skill levels. Students age 10 and younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Please call to register. Mondays, 6:00 ­ 8:00 p.m. S1: Jan 8 ­ Feb 12 S2: April 2 ­ May 7 Location: Red Brick Center for the Arts, Room 123, 110 E. Hallam Street, Aspen Instructor: Liz Waters Tuition: $20/Monday; Seniors and AAM members $15 Materials fee: $25

Aspen Architecture Lecture Series

The AAM Architecture Lecture Series debuted March 7, 2007, with a lecture by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, founder and President of Tokyo-based Kengo Kuma and Associates. The series continues Thursday, June 7, at 6:00 p.m., at the Aspen Institute’s Paepcke Auditorium with speaker Richard Gluckman (Gluckman Mayner Architects), and is followed with a lecture held in conjunction with the Aspen Ideas Festival on Thursday, July 5, at 8:00 p.m., featuring Elizabeth Diller of New York’s Diller, Scofidio + Renfro.

All Architecture Lecture Series events are free and open to the public, and are held at the Aspen Institute’s Paepcke Auditorium, located at 1000 North 3rd Street in Aspen.

About the Architects

Richard Gluckman (FAIA)

June 7, 2007 - 6:00 pm
He received his Bachelor of Architecture (1970) and Master of Architecture (1971) from Syracuse University. In addition to his international practice, Mr. Gluckman has been a visiting critic at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University, Syracuse University, and Parsons School of Design. He sits on numerous academic and professional juries and is a Peer Reviewer for the Government Services Administration. Mr. Gluckman's past projects include the expansion of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego, and most recently, the Perelman Building at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He is partner of Gluckman Mayner Architects with longtime collaborator David Mayner.

Elizabeth Diller

July 5, 2007 - 8:00 pm
He is a principal in the collaborative inter-disciplinary studio, Diller, Scofidio + Renfro. The firm is currently working on various expansion projects for Lincoln Center including the Julliard School, Alice Tully Hall, and the recently completed studios for the School of American Ballet. Their new building for the Boston Institute for Contemporary Art opened in December of 2006, and their work has been exhibited extensively in the U.S., Europe, and Japan.

Winy Maas

August 17, 2007 - 6:00 pm
is trained as a landscape architect, architect, and planner. Founded in 1990, MVRDV’s work includes urban design, civic projects and housing projects throughout the Netherlands. Among Mr. Maas’s built works are the Dutch Pavilion for Expo 2000 in Hannover, Germany, and Flight Forum in Eindhoven. Winy Maas was a finalist for the Mies van der Rohe Award for European Architecture in 2003, and won the Amsterdam Art Prize in 2004, with his project Hagen Island in The Hague.