Archive for March, 2007

Vertigo Intro Blog Trifecta

Readymade Intro Blog Trifecta

  • Elastic Art (Read and comment » )

    Marcel Duchamp stretched the definition of art into uncharted territory, anointing everyday objects like urinals and bicycle wheels as works of art in their own right. And he left one hell of a big question on the table: What is art? Chime in.

  • Real-Life Readymades (Read and comment » )

    Is your fruit bowl a scavenged hubcap? Is your mousepad a scrap of the floor mat from a 1971 Ford Pinto? Share the story of your favorite repurposed object.

Music

Music

Check out DJ Matthew Carron’s iTunes playlist.

Vertigo Intro Mixed Media

###Vertigo Mixed Media### Listen to music samples on the Vertigo Mixed Media page.

Vertigo Intro Blog

###Vertigo Blog###

Can you feel it? Tell us about your experiences with vertigo at the Vertigo Blog.

Readymade Intro Mixed Media

###Mixed Media###

Explore the local chess community, enter ReadyMade magazine’s MacGuyver Challenge, and sample music by DJ Spooky on the Mixed Media page.

Readymade Intro Blog

###Readymade Blog###

Got something to say? Share your ideas about Marcel Duchamp, DJ Spooky, everyday objects as art, or whatever on the Readymade Blog.

Readymade Intro

DJ Spooky

Friday, March 30, 6–10 pm

Revel in irreverent artist Marcel Duchamp’s world of everyday objects and readymades at our second Untitled event!

  • Groove to music by Paul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid.
  • Take our chess challenge with national master and Rocky Mountain News columnist Todd Bardwick.
  • Don a hat and faux fur stole to pose as Duchamp’s alter ego, Rrose Sélavy.
  • Everyday objects as works of art? Take a tour to explore this and other ideas.

Cash bar. Untitled events are included with general museum admission.

Vertigo Intro

Friday, February 23, 6–10 pm

Test your susceptibility to vertigo in the presence of extreme architecture, art, and performance artists!

  • Experience Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo projected on the titanium walls of the Hamilton Building.
  • Find out if you can handle the new DAM atrium when it’s filled with the spinning of DJ Matthew Carron.
  • Interact, dance, and laugh with Farouche Performance Artists starting at 7:30 pm.

Plus, take tours and de-tours of the galleries, eat free munchies, and more. Try our Vertigometer quiz in the Hamilton Building to find artists and people like you. Untitled events are free with regular museum admission.

Elastic Art

Marcel Duchamp stretched the definition of art into uncharted territory, anointing everyday objects like urinals and bicycle wheels as works of art in their own right. And he left one hell of a big question on the table: What is art? Chime in.




Events

Untitled #15 (La-La Land)
May 30, 2008

Untitled #14 (Whats Your Beef?)
April 25, 2008

Untitled #13 (Riff)
March 28, 2008

Untitled #12 (Anomaly)
February 29, 2008

Untitled #11 (You Are Here)
January 25, 2008