New Years Day At The DAM

Since I had the day off, I spent a few hours at the Denver Art Museum yesterday afternoon.  The place was fairly crowded, with people evidently deciding to spend New Years Day perusing the art.  The North Building of the museum is closed for remodeling, and so the museum has put together several exhibits featuring some of the best of it's own collections from that building.  Linking Asia showcases 150 pieces of art from over 20 countries and over a span of 2000 years, while Stampede, Animals in Art, displays many of the museums artwork that features animals if all kinds.

Another exhibit that I especially liked is called Ganesha, The Playful Protector, which features a number of works of art featuring this Hindu deity that has been worshiped since the 400s.  The photograph on the right shows a procession that takes place in Mumbai (aka Bombay) each year where a giant representation of Ganesha (known for its human arms and elephant head) is taken by the crowd to the Gulf of Arabia to be doused. Now that would be a sight to see, although I must say it looks a bit crowded from the photo.   Of course, Her Paris - Women Artists in the Age of Impressionism is still going on, but they want you to pay actual money to see that.  Call me a sexist pig, but I am saving up to buy three tickets to Degas - A Passion for Perfection, which starts at the museum next month.  You have to have priorities, after all.