March is The Month of Photography here in Denver, and so most of the art galleries around town are featuring major photography exhibitions, including the Redline Contemporary Art Center, which I visited yesterday afternoon. I had a two o'clock appointment, and arrived early, and so hung around outside a bit, despite the cold and blustery weather, until I could enter at the appointed time. This gallery is a modern, impressive facility (seen in the photo on the left), located at 2350 Arapahoe Street, just north of downtown, and close to Broadway, where there are a number of missions for the homeless. It is an area filled with the homeless, and also new pricey lofts and apartments, making for a weird juxtaposition.
The exhibit on display is called Three Acts: A Survey of Shame, Emotion, and Oblivion. It consists of three separate shows, combined into one. The first features photographs with themes of shame and privilege, another features colleges that explore cancel culture and the existential crisis caused by the pandemic, and the last is called The Unperson Project," an archive of oblivion." The installation on the wall in the photograph on the right is called Shame Radiant, and consists of 200 photographs by different photographers with the theme of personal shame and the resulting guilt. One of the photographs is by my old University of Denver photography professor, Roddy MacInnes. This was my favorite part of the exhibit, and pretty fascinating to peruse.
The docent at the front desk was very friendly and helpful, and gave me a handout listing the titles and artists of each photograph displayed. I stayed for about an hour, and came to several conclusions. One is that collages are currently "hot." I should definitely get in on that action. Also, the photographers in this exhibit are serious artists, which means that many of the works displayed are in a style that I refer to as "pretty damned weird." But interesting. The show runs through April 24th, and I recommend seeing it if you get the chance.
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