Artists’ symposium lets “Mud” goes out with a bang
By just about any measure, the Denver Art Museum’s “Marvelous Mud” has been a success.
This massive, unprecedented offering, which brings together eight complementary exhibitions, offers a multifaceted look at the ever-versatile medium of clay and showcases underappreciated facets of the museum’s holdings.
Though the DAM chooses not to release exhibition attendance numbers, it seems clear that for a presentation without the word “impressionism” in its title, it has been a hit with visitors.
This is the final weekend for “Marvelous Mud,” and it is ending with a bang. The museum is presenting “Overthrown: The State of Contemporary Ceramics,” an international symposium with 10 of the exhibited artists in panel discussions from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
Making a rare Denver appearance, Peter Schjeldahl, one of this country’s most respected art critics, will open the symposium at 5:30 p.m. today with a talk on the place of ceramics in the current art scene. It’s in Ponti Hall in the museum’s north building.
The symposium is $125, with discounts available for museum members and other constituencies. Admission to the talk and a reception afterward is $25. 720-913-0152 or . Kyle MacMillan
