Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Compromising Positions Thursdays 6-7

Beginning on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 6pm there will be a lecture series entitled Compromising Positions held at Victoria H. Myhren Gallery.  This series will be held every Thursday evening from 6-7pm from April 18-May 2, 2013. The lectures will consist of two speakers delivering a 20 minute talk each week in order to facilitate conversations and creative thinking within the gallery space. 

Tim Schwartz: Materials on Reserve April 18-May 5, 2013

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Please join Victoria H. Myhren Gallrey and the School of Art and Art History at the University of Denver for the opening reception of Tim Schwartz: Materials on Reserve on Thursday, April 18, 2013. The reception will be from 5-7pm and refreshments will be provided. This exhibition will be on view through May 5, 2013 and gallery hours are Monday-Thursday 12-6pm and Friday-Sunday 12-4pm.

Conceptual artist Tim Schwartz is known for blending old and new technologies, often studying the losses that occur with digitization—and what are the effects of this loss? Mastering the very system he often critiques, he uses digital methods that help us to highlight gaps in the transfer of information. For this installation, Schwartz used an algorithm to select nearly 600 volumes which form a portrait of book browsing habits at DU. He has created a space for people to use as a traditional library, while physically and digitally documenting their interactions with books.

Link here for more information on Tim Schwartz's work. 
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Thursday, April 11, 2013

Sandy Skoglund: Book Marks April 11-May 5, 2013

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Please join Victoria H. Myhren Gallery and the School of Art and Art History at the University of Denver on April 11, 2013 for the opening reception of Sandy Skoglund: Book Marks.  The opening reception will take place from 5-7pm and refreshments will be provided.  The reception will begin with a performance piece taking place inside the installation followed by a brief talk by the artist.
 
Installation artist Sandy Skoglund turns the familiar into something strange and unknown through object placement, repetition and coloration. Her installation focuses on the reuse and reinvention of books that have been discarded. No longer do books sit idly on the shelves; they take on a life of their own. While imbued with playfulness and energy, Skoglund’s narratives convey a sense of uneasiness. The chaos of the scene opposes the Dewey Decimal structure and quiet atmosphere we expect from our books and libraries. She provokes the sensation one might feel upon entering a disrupted library.

Link here for more information on exhibitions at Myhren Gallery.