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Hamilton Building – Levels 3 & 4Included in general admission
Purchase general admission tickets online.See how animals have captivated artists throughout history in the exhibition Stampede: Animals in Art. This cross-departmental exhibition brings together more than 300 objects from the Denver Art Museum’s collection to explore the presence of animals in art throughout centuries and across cultures.
Stampede creates an opportunity for visitors to discover and consider the role animals play through themes such as personal connections with animals, how animal materials have been used in art, how animals are used to tell stories or represent political ideas, and how artists use animals in imaginative ways. It includes visitor favorites such as a Nick Cave Soundsuit, four-faced Hamat’sa Mask, Deborah Butterfield’s horse sculptures, paintings by Frederic Remington and Georgia O’Keeffe, as well as rarely seen works.Visitors can try their hand at drawing in the gallery and spend time closely looking at smaller objects in a “cabinet of curiosities.” Stampede also features an interactive space where visitors can learn about the creative process behind the Never Alone video game created by Native North Alaskan storytellers. In conjunction with Stampede, the studio space on level one of the Hamilton Building will become the 3-D Studio (opening in October), with hands-on artmaking activities related to animals. Stampede: Animals in Art is organized by the Denver Art Museum. The exhibition curation has been led by John Lukavic, curator of Native arts, and Florence Müller, Avenir Foundation Curator of Textile Art and curator of fashion at the DAM.
This large-scale exhibition covers approximately 20,000 square feet of gallery space, located on levels 3 and 4.
Entry is included in general admission, which is free for members and youth 18 and under.
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Stampede
January 7, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Free – $24