Please join us for an exhibition reception of Outside In / Inside Out with artist Phillip K Smith III at Hexton Gallery

In his first solo exhibition at Hexton Gallery, Southern California-based artist Phillip K. Smith III presents a new series of elusive, ephemeral wall sculptures that rest somewhere between traditional painting and the transformative power of colored light. Each sculpture changes at an imperceptible pace, from reflective surfaces to varying shades of color as determined by Smith’s elegantly designed orchestration. The dialogue between color and reflection has an unhinging effect, transporting the viewer from a known reality to one suspended within Colorado’s palpably thin air.

Perhaps best known for his large-scale public installations, Smith’s show at Hexton reveals a more intimate look at the artist. He focuses his vision on transforming domestic environments into spaces bathed in light, all the while inviting the outside in. Natural or ambient light is reflected back at the viewer across Smith’s mirrored surfaces while color projects outward from the inside.

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Intersect is pleased to welcome Josh Baer, Founder and CEO of The Baer Faxt, along with panelists Alex Marshall, Vice President of Christie’s Post War and Contemporary Art, and Sarah Arison, President of the Arison Art Foundation, who will explore the current state of intelligence in art and the art market - what’s real? What’s artificially created? How do we discern a distinction between the two? How do we grapple with the commercial impact and what of the notions of originality and authenticity?

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Experience the transformative power of light in this special transitory experience with artist Phillip K. Smith III. Hexton Gallery will turn out its lights for deserts and digestivos, immersing the viewer in a space solely illuminated by Phillip K. Smith’s elusive light paintings. Find yourself transported by the artist’s ever-changing color choreographies as each painting bathes you in a spectrum of light.

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Join us at the Red Brick Center for the Arts for an evening of music, performances, artdemonstrations, summer refreshments and more!

In partnership with Aspen Chamber and Resort Association and The Red Brick Center for the Arts.

Sponsored by Stripped Mixers and Suerte Tequila.

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In partnership with the Aspen Art Museum, Intersect Aspen is pleased to continue our “Collectors at Home” series for the third year.

Anna and Matt Freedman began their art collecting journey about 5 years ago, after moving into their new home with all white walls, and having nothing to put on them. “It has been an exciting and fun adventure for us thus far!” Anna Freedman explains. “The business side of art appeals to Matt. The aesthetic side and the artist’s stories appeal to me. We have an agreement that each of us needs to agree on a purchase or we walk away.”

Highlights from their burgeoning collection includes works by: Peter Doig, Lucio Fontana, Damien Hirst, Anish Kapoor, Yves Klein, Lee Krasner, Julie Mehretu, and Joan Mitchell.

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In partnership with Intersect and Aspen Film, The Artist Profile Archive, an online multimedia platform that produces short-form documentaries on contemporary artists, will share their films on artists Sheree Hovsepian and Letha Wilson. The screenings will be followed by a conversation with the artists, moderated by Sophie Chahinian, founder of The Artist Profile Archive. 

This is the third year of Intersect’s partnership with Aspen Film. This exclusive screening and discussion will take place at the Isis Theatre, the historic downtown landmark, recently acquired by Aspen Film in fall of 2022.

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In partnership with the Aspen Art Museum, Intersect Aspen is pleased to continue our “Collectors at Home” series for the third year.

A unique collection of modernist anchors in conversation with contemporary practitioners, the Lewis Collection includes major examples of global abstraction in both painting and sculpture from the 20th and 21st centuries.

With a particular interest in materiality and a focus on the work of pioneering women artists and artists of color, the Lewis Collection is centered around ideas of abstraction. It takes an expanded view of modern and contemporary art practice, reframing the canon of art history with new perspectives.

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In partnership with the Aspen Art Museum, Intersect Aspen is pleased to continue our “Collectors at Home” series for the third year.

A board member of the Aspen Art Museum, honorary trustee of the Perez Art Museum, and a member of the Whitney National Council, Nancy Magoon’s passion for contemporary artwork is evident in every corner of her Aspen residence. In a recent interview with Architectural Digest, she explains her collecting style: “I look for something that makes me pause and think…it’s the things that make me ask, ‘What did the artist mean? What was the artist’s intention?’ That’s what speaks to me.”

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Intersect VIPs are invited to attend an exclusive private tour of The Resnick Center for Herbert Bayer Studies ("The Bayer Center"), a new art exhibition space located on the historic campus of the Aspen Institute in Aspen. Art tours last approximately 60 minutes and include a guided overview of our galleries and our current exhibition, Concept of a Visualist: Herbert Bayer’s World Geo-Graphic Atlas.

This exhibit, which will be on view in the Resnick Center for Herbert Bayer Studies, examines Herbert Bayer’s 1953 World Geo-Graphic Atlas, a landmark work of visual education and modernist design. Commissioned by Walter Paepcke to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of Container Corporation of America, the World Geo-Graphic Atlas was first presented at the 1953 International Design Conference at the Aspen Institute. In the seventy years since its publication, the atlas has come to occupy a key place within graphic design history. Characterized by Bayer as “the concept of a ‘visualist,’” the work’s imaginative approach to information design transformed the look and character of subsequent geographic atlases and popular scientific illustration. Its overarching message, moreover, proved to be prescient, with its emphasis on conserving natural resources and its warnings of potential environmental catastrophe. Marking the seventieth anniversary of the atlas’s publication, this is the first exhibition devoted to this groundbreaking and influential work.

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Join us following the Intersect Aspen First Look: Private Preview for a cocktail reception at the home of Joe Sherman and Monica Vidal. Enjoy passed small bites from Chef Alex Daly and wine pairings from the Here House sommelier Colton Black, while taking in high mountain views east of town. 

In addition, your ticket also includes a complimentary VIP pass to Intersect Aspen, which grants unlimited entry to the fair, as well as the opportunity to register for additional exclusive events throughout the week.

This is a Ticketed event. Prices from $100.

In partnership with the Aspen Art Museum, Intersect Aspen is pleased to  continue our “Collectors at Home” series for the third year.

Susan and Larry Marx began buying art in the 1960s, and their now extensive collection of postwar and contemporary art includes work by Willem de Kooning, Yayoi Kusama, Ad Reinhardt, and Mira Schendel, to name a few. All the while the couple has been acquiring works by younger contemporary artists, including Mark Bradford and Rachel Whiteread, in order to demonstrate the continuation of their chosen themes in the current artistic milieu.

Selections from their collection was shown in the 2002 exhibition, From Pollock to Marden: Post-War Works on Paper from the Collection of Susan and Larry Marx at the Aspen Art Museum, and then in 2012, the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles mounted the exhibition Intimate Immensity: The Susan and Larry Marx Collection, which included highlights such as Joan Mitchell, Vija Celmins, Blinky Palermo, Jackson Pollock, Brice Marden, Kusama, Guston,Twombly Marc Bradford, and Eva Hesse. Speaking of their adopted hometown, Susan Marx told the Aspen Times, “Aspen has been a remarkable introduction and entrée into meeting so many other art collectors.”

This is a VIP event (VIP/All Access Pass required). Location to be confirmed.

Anderson Ranch Arts Center is thrilled to welcome Intersect Aspen art enthusiasts to campus! The afternoon will include a private campus tour followed by a studio visit with acclaimed artist Meleko Mokgosi and Master Printer Brain Shure. The tour will conclude with refreshments and a conversation about their ongoing print project for Anderson Ranch Editions.

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Join Nicola Lees, Nancy and Bob Magoon, Director of the Aspen Art Museum, and Daniel Merritt, Director of Curatorial Affairs, for a tour of the museum and its current exhibitions, including introductions to, and highlights from: 

ArtCrush 2023 Auction
Nairy Baghramian: Jupon de Corps
Florian Krewer: everybody rise
A Lover's Discourse: Chase Hall
Jeffrey Gibson: THE SPIRITS ARE LAUGHING

Tour will start on the Aspen Art Museum Rooftop, with coffee and croissants provided.

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Join Pitkin Projects + R & Company for an open house reception at its Aspen pop-up on Sunday, July 30, 5 - 7 pm. Enjoy a glass of rosé, and explore the ever-evolving space with Chanel Host, Sales Director, R & Company. Pitkin Projects + R & Company brings a dynamic display of top local and international designers and artists, underscoring R & Company’s commitment to Aspen’s community of art leaders, collectors, and enthusiasts. 

Open to all ticket holders. Registration is not required for this event.