Black and White – Are We Making Art?
Denver- Museum of Contemporary Art – March 3, 2018 — Three current shows at the MCA Denver seem to be about fitting into society or, as is obvious in the case of the videos on the lower level by Arthur Jafa, they are pointing out how we don’t fit in sometimes. Diego Rodriguez-Warner ‘s Honestly…
Adam Pendleton
Museum of Contemporary Art Denver – July 15 – Sept. 25, 2016 – Becoming Imperceptible — Just the blacks of B&W photographs covered a few walls when the MCA Denver opened on July 15th with a party, a party not everyone standing in line was able to join. It was crowded with colorfully dressed folks and when…
Now What? Artwhat in the Biennial of the Americas 2015
The current show – Now? Now – at the MCA Denver seems to be a hodgepodge of jiggery-pokery made by artists from all over the Americas. Being the flagship exhibition for the Biennial of the Americas, it must include many: countries, artists, types, ages, and thus pieces, in a limited space. Fill the MCA with…
Mark Mothersbaugh at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver
Myopia: a retrospective of a Devo founder Oct. 30, 2014 – April 12, 2015 Denver – The tickets for the opening gala or members preview were as pricey as a walk-up lift ticket, so we waited until all the hoopla was over to see the show Myopia at the Contemporary. I expected the show to…
Fred Sandback
Precise Lines DENVER – October 18, 2011 Fred Sandback’s work is at the Museum of Contemporary Art until the 23rd of October. Until then the museum is filled with lines drawn in yarn — big lines, very precisely drawn in acrylic yarn. A line pulls you into the main floor gallery and points to a…