Logan Lectures

Artists on Art – Materials and Materiality

Virtually any material can be used to make art, and the particular medium an artist employs may carry a powerful resonance.  For this spring’s series of Logan Lectures, Gwen Chanzit, Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art, selected  five artists who use a variety of materials—some traditional and some unexpected—that contribute to their work in essential ways.  Though the work of these artists is vastly different, materials and materiality play a central role —both in the creative process and also in the impact on the shared experience.  Through explicit engagement with their materials, each of these artists creates works of art that may evoke a wide range of associations and thoughts.
Logan Lecture: Nick Cave

May 16, 2012. 7pm.

CaveNick Cave creates textile-based sculpture, installation, performance, and collage. The artist trained with Alvin Ailey and modern dance inspires his exploration about community, ritual, and identity. Some of his best known works are his Soundsuits, sensuous wearable art that hides one’s identity. These are made from a variety of materials including day-glow-dyed human hair, vintage toys, twigs, beads, and feathers. The artist shares his hope that "Soundsuits will cause people to find ways to live with each other, extend our compassion to other communities and take care of our natural resources."

All lectures begin at 7:00pm in the Sharp Auditorium at the Denver Art Museum’s Frederic C. Hamilton Building. Doors open at 6:15pm. For more information, or to purchase tickets, call 720-913-0130 or visit: https://tickets.denverartmuseum.org/DateSelection.aspx?item=717

Individual Lectures:

$8 students and DAM volunteers, $12 DAMC members and artists, $15 DAM members, $18 non-members

Image credit: Nick Cave, Soundsuits, 2011. Mixed Media. Photo by James Prinz Photography, Chicago. Photo courtesy of Nick Cave and the Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. © The Artist.