Posted June 28, 2011 by Kim Manajek, Associate Director of Exhibitions, Art & Library Collections
August 18-21, 2011
Re-discover Santa Fe through the art of acclaimed late sculptor Allan Houser. Follow my lead as we tour the Allan Houser Museum, archives, foundry and gallery. Enjoy a personalized guided tour as we visit Taos Pueblo; and relax in soothing, deluxe accommodations while absorbing the culture of Santa Fe, NM. We will be there in time for Indian Market.
Allan Houser Sculpture Garden at the studio compound; Photo courtesy http://www.allanhouser.com/compound.php
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Posted January 28, 2011 by Erin Algiere, Former Exhibitions Project Associate
Mon, Jan. 31 the monumental sculptures of Henry Moore will start to be craned and crated and begin their long journey back to Moore’s estate at Perry Green in the countryside of England. The sculptures start getting packed up on Monday, but they’ll still be here. Today or tomorrow are the best days to visit – especially given the weather!
Reclining Figure at sunset at Henry Moore's estate in Perry Green.
It will take nearly two weeks to prepare the 100,000 lbs. of sculpture for the first leg of the journey from Denver, CO to the east coast at the New Jersey port.
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Posted October 20, 2010 by Erin Algiere, Former Exhibitions Project Associate
"Albedo" 2010 Osman Akan
Growing right out of the parking structure’s atrium is the newest addition to our collection of art at the Gardens. Albedo, by New York new media artist Osman Akan, was commissioned in partnership with the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs and was installed on September 18, 2010.
The name ”albedo“ is actually a general term in physics used to describe the reflectivity of a surface. It is an important concept in climatology and astronomy, as well as in computer graphics and computer vision.
Depending on the time of day Albedo can blaze blue, turn into a series of gold squares or burn down to its base in blushing hues.
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Posted June 8, 2010 by Lily Parra, Exhibitions, Art & Library Collections Admin Assistant
Pictured here: Moore, Warrior with Shield, 1953-54 (LH 360), bronze, edition of 5 + 1. Height: 152.5cm. Art Gallery of Ontario, Gift from the Junior Women's Committee Fund, 1955. #54/12.
Join Art Gallery of Ontario’s Curator of Modern Art, Michael Parke-Taylor, at the Gardens this Thursday, June 10 at 7 p.m. for the Curator Lecture Series: “Henry Moore: Reputation/Reception/Recuperation.” Examine a darker side to Henry Moore that comes to the fore in the 1930s, informed by contemporary developments from both surrealist and abstract camps (Picasso, Giacometti and Arp).
Once Moore had achieved international fame after WWII, what was his reception in the U.K. and particularly in Toronto? How does his reputation need to be recuperated in order to assess his true achievement? How have contemporary artists responded to Moore? Turner Prize winning British artist Simon Starling will provide the test case.
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