Artist panel includes Dennis Hopper, Larry Bell, Ron Cooper, Ronald Davis, Ken Price and Robert Dean Stockwell
Acclaimed art and culture critic Dave Hickey will moderate a panel with Dennis Hopper and the artists of the “Hopper at the Harwood” exhibition on Saturday, Aug. 1, 6-7:30 p.m. at the UNM Harwood Museum of Art in Taos. The discussion will explore the artists’ participation in the West Coast art movement that began in the early 1960s at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles and the circumstances that brought these artists to Taos.
Photo (l. to r.): Ronald Davis, Ron Cooper, Robert Dean Stockwell, Dennis Hopper and Larry Bell. Photo Courtesy of Bill Davis.
“Hopper at the Harwood,” showing through Sept. 20, features two exhibits. “Selected Photographs and Paintings” focuses on Dennis Hopper’s work. “Forty Years of Friendship: L.A. to Taos” is a curatorial expression with the work of Larry Bell, Ron Cooper, Ronald Davis, Ken Price and Robert Dean Stockwell.
Hickey wrote the forward for the exhibition catalogue. The 34-page full-color catalogue presents select pieces from the show and commentary by Hickey and Hopper. In his essay for the catalogue, Hickey writes, “In the 20th century, [Taos] has probably produced more serious art and literature than any other non-metropolitan area in the United States… If you want a beautiful place to work that bears with it the perpetual reminder that all you do will be broken, buried, blasted and blown away – a place that makes you brave and serious, Taos is the place for you.”
Tickets are $35 for Harwood Alliance Members or $45 for nonmembers. For ticket information or purchases, call Carolyn at (575) 758-9826 ext. 102.
The UNM Harwood Museum of Art is located at 238 Ledoux Street, Taos. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, 12 p.m.-5 p.m. Call (575) 758-9826 or visit http://www.harwoodmuseum.org.
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