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Culture Around The Corner

Jul 18, 2000

It all comes down to sex-or at least sociology. This month at Ron Judish Fine Arts (located at 1617 Wazee St.) "Horse: The Male as Sexual Entity" exhibit will "present the use of the male nude as counterpoint to the historical perspective of the female nude in formal issues," says Judish. The exhibit includes works as early as 1900 to contemporary times so that "one can draw similarities along with differences in attitude and perception dictated by the times."
Other exhibits that focus on sociology include Critical Mass at the Museum of Contemporary Art / Denver (located 1275 19th St. at Sakura Square). This exhibit is an "explosion of visual dialogue" about culture identity, says Susan Evans. Other exhibits there include Pleasure Seekers (an exploration of pop culture and We Are Named which "creates new histories and identities based on the possibilities of modern life." Pleasure Seekers and We Are Named continue to August 16; Critical Mass to September 17.
Meanwhile, the Center for the Visual Arts (located at 1734 Wazee St. will showcase 20th Century American Drawings. The exhibit, funded by The Bank of Cherry Creek, is from the Arkansas Arts Center Foundation Collection and showcases 40 of the Center's best examples of contemporary large works. Showing now, the exhibit ends August 2.
Other news: artists John Hull and Even Colbert, both represented by Ron Judish Fine Arts, have been selected for inclusion in New American Paintings, Volume 30, 2000 Western Competition.