Hi friends!! Celebration announcement!! 🎉
The Denver Art Museum is hosting a reception for 𝘌𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘖𝘯: 𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘯 𝘞𝘪𝘤𝘬 this coming Tuesday, May 20th from 5:30-7:30pm. Check out the link in bio on the
@dbsgallery page for more info and to rsvp (encouraged). There’s also a code to register for complimentary admission if you’re not a museum member. Send me a dm if you have any questions at all!
Many thanks to Rory Padeken and Hadia Shaikh for organizing this phenomenal exhibition!
“For more than six decades, Denver-based artist Susan Wick (born 1938 in Madison, Wisconsin) has made art without inhibition. Driven by a relentless curiosity, Wick conjures worlds of fantasy, intrigue, and desire. Her daring compositions and experiments with materials such as fabric, foil, and printed paper, inspire, and excite the imagination.
𝘌𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘖𝘯: 𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘯 𝘞𝘪𝘤𝘬 features 40 rarely seen paintings on paper with mixed media and collage. Wick created works like those in the exhibition around 1996 for a monthly art subscription, which she mailed to subscribers across the country. By sending her art out into the world, these dreamy and playful paintings exemplify Wick’s desire to foster community and connection.
The exhibition also includes a selection of Wick’s artist’s books from the 1970s to the 2000s. Some books contain daily paintings using discarded books from the Denver Public Library. Others are thematic, like one that illuminates the best sources of chocolate. Often stored in suitcases for ease of transport, these artworks contain a visual lexicon of birds, flowers, domestic interiors, and human figures that find their way into the other works on view. Together, they encourage us to see the artfulness of everyday life in the objects we behold.”
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Photos courtesy of Denver Art Museum, photos by Christina Jackson
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