Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums in 1979, the Aspen Art Museum is a thriving and globally engaged non-collecting contemporary art museum. Following the 2014 opening of the museum’s facility designed by Pritzker Prize–winning architect Shigeru Ban, the AAM enjoys increased attendance, renewed civic interaction, and international media attention. In July 2017, the AAM was one of ten institutions to receive the United States’ National Medal for Museum and Library Services for its educational outreach to rural communities in Colorado’s Roaring Fork Valley and its fostering of learning partnerships with civic and cultural partners within a 100-mile radius of the museum’s Aspen location.
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In the House of the Trembling Eye is an exhibition staged by Allison Katz. Research and concept development by Katz and Stella Bottai, Senior Curator at Large, in curatorial dialogue with Nicola Lees, Nancy and Bob Magoon Director; Daniel Merritt, Director of Curatorial Affairs; and Simone Krug, Curator at the Aspen Art Museum. Exhibition architecture is designed by Katz with Caitlin Tobias Kenessey. Special thanks to Anna Martin, Head of Exhibitions, and Christine Navin, Director of Operations. In the House of the Trembling Eye is organized in collaboration with the Archaeological Park of Pompeii. The exhibition research was developed in the context of Allison Katz’s Digital Fellowship as part of the Pompeii Commitment. Archaeological Matters program at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Italy. Additional research support was provided by the Department of Asian, African and Mediterranean Studies at Università degli Studi di Napoli L’Orientale, Naples, Italy. AAM exhibitions are made possible by the Marx Exhibition Fund. General exhibition support is provided by the Toby Devan Lewis Visiting Artist Fund. Additional support for In the House of the Trembling Eye is provided by the AAM National Council with special thanks to Hauser & Wirth.
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