I attended the Final Friday event at the Denver Art Museum (The DAM) last night. Since I didn't feel like shelling out $12 to see Women Artists in the Age of Impressionism just yet, there wasn't anything new to see. The entire 4th floor of the Hamilton Building was closed for an art installation, and the 7th floor of the North Building has been closed for months. Plus, the fact that the North Building is closing for renovation, eliminating the free buffet table, takes a little luster away from the evening, too. One museum patron was standing where the buffet table used to be, waving his arms up and down, clearly distraught. I feel your pain, guy. There were still the various talks and tours during the evening, however. Two drag queens were giving a tour of the Animals in Art exhibition (I'm not sure why the DAM considers drag queens experts in art, but whatever), the artist in residence was a rap singer who painted a bit, and then sang rap tunes, and finally there was a group painting ballerinas, who were striking poses for them (as seen in the photograph above). At least that event seemed to have a more solid connection to the art world, but just how long can you stand and watch that? It was therefore a short visit. Maybe next month will be more interesting.
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