Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Picasso but Were Afraid to Ask

Do Picasso’s controversial views outweigh his masterpieces? Should his treatment of women cancel out his position in art history? Can you separate the art from the artist? Experts weigh in.

This talk is part of our Thursday Nights @ the Museum series. Join us every Thursday from Jan. 23 – May 1 for concerts, films, and free talks in the Longmont Museum’s Stewart Auditorium.

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Dean Sobel is a college professor, former museum executive and a specialist in 20th-century art. He is an associate professor of the practice of art history and museum studies at the University of Denver. Before joining the DU faculty in 2020, Sobel enjoyed a 33-year art museum career, creating an entirely new institution from “whole cloth,” the acclaimed Clyfford Still Museum in Denver. He was also director/chief curator at the Aspen Art Museum (2000–05) and chief curator/curator of contemporary art at the Milwaukee Art Museum (1987–2000). Sobel has taught, published and lectured extensively. As a curator, he organized and circulated major one-artist and thematic exhibitions featuring a range of modern and contemporary artists and subjects. Those projects include retrospectives of Vito Acconci and Jackie Winsor; one-artist projects with Louise Bourgeois, Ed Ruscha, Cindy Sherman, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Stan Douglas, Thomas Demand and Olafur Eliasson; and the group shows From Figure to Floor: Sculpture in the 20th Century and 25 Americans: Painting in the 90s. Among his many acquisitions were major works by Bill Viola, Kiki Smith, Robert Gober, Glenn Ligon and Felix Gonzalez-Torres.

Genevieve Waller (she/her) is an artist and scholar who creates photograms (cameraless photographs), sculpture, installations, and drawings that deal with excess, substitution, transparency, and the status of everyday objects. She researches and writes about the aesthetic of camp, the history of LGBTQ+ culture, film, modern and contemporary art, and popular music. Originally from Wichita, Kansas, she received a B.A. in art history from Wichita State University, an M.F.A. in photography and art history from Ohio University, and an M.A. in visual and cultural studies from the University of Rochester. She spent a year in Berlin, Germany as a Fulbright grantee and for many years has been a college radio DJ. Currently, she resides in Denver, Colorado where she is the founder and editor of the art journal DARIA: Denver Art Review, Inquiry, and Analysis, in print three times per year and online at dariamag.com.

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