Aspen Art Museum Summer Magazine 2023

ASPEN ART MUSEUM

SUMMER 2023 EDITION

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Board of Trustees John Phelan, Chair

In the midst of a bustling Aspen summer, we at the museum have been thinking about what it means to gather together in this wonderful corner of the world. This is my third Aspen ArtWeek as Director of the Aspen Art Museum, and with each year, I become more aware of the importance of this conven- ing, and how this time shapes the evolving identity and mission of the museum. Artists, writers, musicians, philanthropists, thought leaders and scores of other creative, talented indi- viduals band together in the mountains for a week of energized exchange and celebration. Friendships are forged, debates are had, discoveries are made. It is, in its own way, a temporary cosmos, but one that has immeasurable, lasting benefits for the museum and the communities we serve. Relationships and dia- logues, particularly those driven by artists, form the backbone of this issue of our summer magazine, but more broadly, fuel the ways in which we envision the museum’s future. ArtCrush honoree Nairy Baghramian is celebrated on the cover of this issue. An enduring visionary, Baghramian will complete a major commission at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York this September, before which, she will create a significant exhibition and outdoor sculpture here in Aspen with us. Nairy’s cultivation of meaningful friendships is beauti- fully articulated in Amelia Stein’s profile of the artist, as well as a compilation of testimonies by Baghramian’s treasured peers, gracefully compiled by writer Laura McLean-Ferris. Ahead of their major exhibitions at the Aspen Art Museum in summer 2024, artists and friends Kerstin Brätsch and Allison Katz discuss each other’s practices and their influence upon one another. In a study of Florian Krewer, whose exhibi- tion currently unfolds across our lower-level galleries, writer Hiji Nam pinpoints relationships as the key subject of his paint- ings. And Terence Trouillot interviews Ulala Imai, ahead of her show, which forms part of “A Lover’s Discourse”—a new series of artist-led presentations here at the Aspen Art Museum introducing unexpected dialogues between artworks from different generations. I would like to take this opportunity to express my immense gratitude to our ArtCrush event chairs, Chandra Johnson, Jamie Tisch and Sara Zilkha, for their enthusiasm and vision for an unforgettable gala. I would also like to thank the inimi- table Molly Epstein and Abigail Ross Goodman for chairing the Collector Committee for ArtCrush 2023 and helping us gather some incredible works for auction—all of which will be on view at the museum July 26 through August 3. As ever, I am indebted to our fearless board of trustees, chaired by John Phelan and led by the remarkable Melony Lewis and Amnon Rodan, as well as the entire team of the Aspen Art Museum, whose unyielding enthusiasm is a constant source of inspiration and energy. On behalf of the board and staff, it is a pleasure to welcome to the museum this summer our visitors and friends from near and far. Across high and low seasons, our building is a nexus for artistic progress, accessible to all, for free. Here’s to another extraordinary year of conversation, ideas and unprec- edented experiences.

Melony Lewis, Co-President Amnon Rodan, Co-President Mary Scanlan, Secretary Justin Douglas, Treasurer

Sarah Arison Barbara Bluhm-Kaul

Chris Brown Janet Crown

Domenico De Sole Marcy Edelstein Bruce Etkin Joe Felson Christy Ferer Barbara Gamson

David Ganek Steve Hansen Toby Devan Lewis, In Memoriam

Nancy Magoon Nicola Marcus

Susan Marx Paul Pariser

Kelli Questrom Nancy Rogers

Gayle Stoffel Jamie Tisch

ArtCrush 2023 Gala Co-Chairs Chandra Johnson

Jamie Tisch Sara Zilkha

Nicola Lees Nancy and Bob Magoon Director Aspen Art Museum

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