“One reason that techno-utopians don’t worry about the loss of human meaning is because they’re not particularly attached to humans.” “The point of art …is to reflect on the experience of being human--- which is precisely the
These days there seems to be no escape from the strident assault of words. Words in face-to-face, eye-to-eye, hand-to-hand combat fill the air everywhere. Battered language ripped asunder, muddied and bloodied. Or simply turning into smoke and ash inhaled, and exhaled on a mirror. If
Corbett vs. Dempsey Celeste Rapone and Betsy Odom: Everlast September 21—October 27, 2018 The work of Celeste Rapone and Betsy Odom linked up seamlessly to advance an exhibition steeped in unequivocally gendered pictorial and sculptural invention. The exhibition’s title, Everlast, evokes the eponymous boxing glove manufacturer, suggesting a
K Contemporary, Denver Daisy Patton: A Rewilded Arcadia October 6—27, 2018 CU Art Museum, Boulder Daisy Patton: This Is Not Goodbye July 19—November 17, 2018 At its most basic, Daisy Patton’s work revolves around selecting old family photos from random sources, enlarging them several times over, and essentially defacing them with
Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson Blessed Be: Mysticism, Spirituality, and the Occult in Contemporary Art September 15—December 30, 2018 Even as traditional religious practice wanes in American life, pop culture is laced with pseudo-spirituality, from mediums turned TV stars to tarot cards as party trick. Enter the art