Hamilton Visiting Artist Rupprecht Matthies' Public Lecture

On Monday October 17 at 6 pm Rupprecht Matthies delivered a public lecture on his work. The lecture was in the HyperCube space, located in Shwayder Art Building (top Floor).  Rupprecht Matthies was the third in the series of Hamilton Visiting Artists.  Thanks to the generosity of the Hamilton Family Fund, the Visiting Artists program has created opportunities for students to work with internationally recognized professional artists, while also strengthening the ties between the School of Art and Art History and the Denver Art Museum, where these artists are also doing installations or giving additional lectures. 

Rupprecht Matthies’ work focuses on communication and discussion. He considers himself a mediator and concentrates on words that express life, or that signify something important, or that are simply the favorite words of his subjects. Using the power of each remark, he creates an installation that ultimately distills the desires of humankind.

While in Denver, he re-interpreted his installation "¿Being Home?" from the Embrace exhibition at the Denver Art Museum, for a new exhibition opening November 12, 2011. In addition, he conducted workshops at Centro San Juan Diego and at DU - where students, community, faculty, and staff were welcomed to participate.

We want to thank the Hamilton Family Foundation for their generosity in sponsoring this Visiting Artist series.

Link to the an article about Matthies from DU Today