Aspen Peak - Niche Media - Aspen living at its peak
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Tania Dibbs Tania Dibbs's multimedia works offer insight into our compli- cated relationship to nature. Dibbs, who lives and works in the Roaring Fork Valley and is showing at Big Sky Studio, uses jarring overlays of glitter to represent popular culture and the constructs of humanity, which obscure, negate, and frame the untainted, natural world beneath—a metaphor more salient than ever, given the planet's rising sense of eco-emergency. Big Sky Studio, 70 Five Trees Lane, 970-948-4075; taniadibbs.com photography courtesy of the aspen art MuseuM/Michael Moran/otto (MuseuM); tania Dibbs/big sky stuDio (accumulation) Where the Arts Are aspen has no shortage of cultural stimuli. contemporary painting, independent film, nouveau dance—this winter, the arts live in the mountains. The Aspen Art Museum, which was founded in 1979, moved to its new Hyman Avenue home this summer. Accumulation by Tania Dibbs, 2014. Contemporary Galleries 212Gallery The prestige and sophistica- tion of a Manhattan gallery, with a coterie of established and emerging artists. 525 E. Cooper Ave., 970-925-7117; 212gallery.com Baldwin Gallery Celebrating 20 years of presenting new works from renowned artists, with a concentration in American art. 209 S. Galena St., 970-920-9797; baldwin gallery.com Casterline Goodman Gallery Specializes in postwar and contemporary art, with works from the period's towering figures: Jean- Michel Basquiat, Willem de Kooning, Andy Warhol, and more. 611 E. Cooper Ave., 970-925-1339; casterline goodman.com Christopher martin Gallery Showcases the eponymous artist's celebrated verre églomisé, or "gilded glass," technique of painting in reverse on acrylic panels. 525 E. Cooper Ave., 970-925- 7649; christophermartin.com Forré & Co. Modern and contemporary art-centric, with selections from Chagall, Miró, Matisse, Picasso, and many more. 426 E. Hyman Ave., 970-544- 1607; forrefineart.com Galerie maximillian More than 40 years of experience dealing modern and contemporary art, with a particularly strong roster of British artists. 602 E. Cooper Ave., 970-925-6100; galeriemax.com pismo Contemporary art Glass An extensive collection of contemporary art glass, plus exquisite chandeliers, furniture, and paintings. 433 E. Cooper Ave., 970-920-1313; pismoglass.com mUseUm mUsts anderson ranCh arts Center In addition to art workshops and residencies, Anderson Ranch offers rotating, monthly exhibitions throughout the winter. 5263 Owl Creek Road, Snowmass, 970-923-3181; andersonranch.org aspen art museum This new, noncollecting museum specializes in the newest international contemporary art. 637 E. Hyman Ave., 970-925-8050; aspenartmuseum.org red BriCk Center For the arts Don't miss exhibitions from this nonprofit's resident artists this winter. 110 E. Hallam St., Ste. 118, 970-429-2777; aspenart.org wyly Community art Center Outstanding local art is always on view at this center for art programming, events, and education. 99 Midland Spur, Basalt, 970-927-4123; wylyarts.com powers art Center The newly opened arts space establishes its permanent collection of Jasper Johns limited-edition works on paper in the Roaring Fork Valley. 13110 Highway 82, Carbondale, 970-963-4445; powersartcenter.org tHeater, DanCe & Film aspen Film Bringing the best of indepen- dent cinema to the mountains, with screenings, festivals, and more. 110 E. Hallam St., Ste. 102, 970-925-6882; aspenfilm.org aspen santa Fe Ballet A contemporary dance company with a penchant for innovation and fusion. 0245 Sage Way, 970-925-7175; aspensantafeballet.com theatre aspen Aspen's foremost profes- sional theater, offering musicals and plays in the heart of Rio Grande Park. 110 E. Hallam St., 970-925- 9313; theatreaspen.org wheeler opera house The Roaring Fork Valley's premier site for concerts, movies, festivals, lectures, and—of course—opera. 320 E. Hyman Ave., 970-920-5770; wheeleroperahouse.com AP 214 aspenpeak-magazine.com bEsT OF THE WEsT arts and Culture