The Denver Art Museum mixes a rare bit of performance into its mission with this evening’s presentation of “Casualties of Modernity” by Kent Monkman, an artist/activist of Cree descent whose work challenges the representation of American Indian people by Western painters. Monkman’s show — commissioned by DAM — will feature his alter ego, Miss Chief Eagle Testickle, “celebrity artist, aristocratic socialite and patron of the arts.” Using Thomas Eakins’ “The Gross Clinic,” from 1875, as a starting point, Miss Chief will make her creator’s points about the way painters chose to depict the gender and sexuality of their subjects. Monkman’s performance piece relates to three objects in the current exhibit “Sovereign: Independent Voices.” Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. at the museum, 13th Avenue between Broadway and Bannock Street. $20. 720-865-5000 or .
