Dikeou Superstars Monthly Roundup

A quick snapshot of what Dikeou Collection artists have been up to over the past month, and what to look forward to next month.

Vik Muniz solo exhibition FOTOCUBISMO is on view at Ben Brown Fine Arts London through May 26, 2023

Lizzi Bougatsos and Connor Spell, photo by Richard Peterson

Photos and video from Lizzi Bougatsos’ artist reception and performance at Dikeou Collection are now live on our website and Youtube. Check it!

Soccer Club Club, featuring works by Rita Ackermann, Jeremy Bolen, Mariano Chavez, Jacob Ciocci, Mari Eastman, Stephen Eichhorn, Paul Heyer, Chris Johanson, JPW3, Dominique Knowles, Friedrich Kunath, Sadie Laska, Becca Mann, Rebecca Morris, Elsa Hansen Oldham, OKS, PFFR, Laura Owens, Scott Reeder, Tyson Reeder, John Sparagana and Leah Ke Yi Zheng/Photo: Roland Miller

Chris Johanson made a *small* contribution to the Soccer Club Club project at Chicago’s Barely Fair. He also recently created the cover art to Samiam’s new record “Stowaway” and appears in the video for their song “Lake Speed.”

@anickayi_studio

Anicka Yi’s forthcoming book trilogy “Tumbling Ecologies” has been selected for the Literature category of the 2023 Creative Capital awards.

Jonathan Horowitz curated "The Future Will Follow the Past." He stood by one of his works, ''Rainbow American Flag for Jasper in the Style of the Artist’s Boyfriend,'' which is currently on display at the Weitzman National Museum. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)

The Future Will Follow the Past, curated by Jonathan Horowitz at The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, was featured on WHYY FM. The exhibition has been extended through 2023. 

Josh Kline, Unemployment, 2016, mixed media. Installation view, 47 Canal, New York. Photo: Joerg Lohse.

Margaret Lee’s gallery 47 Canal (and the former 179 Canal) received numerous mentions in Colby Chamberlain’s Artforum article about Josh Kline’s exhibition at The Whitney.

@misakikawai

Misaki Kawai created 100 Cups for a 2-day pop-up event sale at Pop Hannam.

April 2023

Dikeou Superstars Monthly Roundup

A quick snapshot of what Dikeou Collection artists have been up to over the past month, and what to look forward to next month.

Joshua Abelow, Untitled, 2021, Oil on Linen, 12"x9"

Joshua Abelow has work on view in “My Whole World” at Baader-Meinhof in Nebraska through April 7

Graphic design by MTWTF

Paul Ramírez Jonas will serve as a panel moderator for Real Time: Symposium on the Architecture of Packets, Pixels and Neurons at Cornell University on April 13.

Dan Asher, Icebergs, c. 1999

See a selection of Dan Asher’s iconic iceberg photographs at Mr. Pool in Boulder for Month of Photography through April 15.

Lizzi Bougatsos, ‘Idolize the Burn: An Ode to Performance’, 2023, installation view. Courtesy: the artist and TRAMPS, New York and London; photograph: Mark Woods

Lizzi Bougatsos’ “Idolize the Burn, an Ode to Performance” at Tramps NY has been extended through April 16.

Image @anickayi_studio

Anicka Yi will be in conversation with archaeologist David Wengrow at Gladstone Gallery in conjunction with The Dawn of Everything book launch on April 3

Sebastiaan Bremer, Sous Bois,2023, Relief/screenprint, 21-1/2 x 27-3/4 inches, Edition: 55

Sebastiaan Bremer has just released Three Guilty Landscapes, a series of prints he developed at GraphicStudio at the University of South Florida, Tampa

Author Thomas Beller with Denver Post Sports Correspondent Michael Singer, pictured with "Security/Insecure," 1989, by Devon Dikeou

Full video of Lost in the Game: The Jokic Files - A Reading and Discussion with with Thomas Beller and Michael Singer hosted by Dikeou Collection is now available on YouTube

A bench designed by artists Chris Johanson and Johanna Jackson at UCLA’s Hammer Museum. (Carolina A. Miranda / Los Angeles Times)

Chris Johanson got a shoutout in the LA Times for his and Johanna Jackson’s handcrafted benches installed at The Hammer Museum

Jonathan Horowitz, "Warp and Weft (Yael, DeepPond, Sara, Khutso, David, George, Yulia, Mason),"2023, Acrylic gesso on linen, 78 by 78 in.

Jonathan Horowitz solo exhibition Human Nature opens at Mitchell-Innes & Nash April 20 through May 26

Image @misakikawai

Misaki Kawai has work on view in “Good Morning Japan” at Nassima Landau Art Foundation in Tel Aviv through April 27

Still from Serge Onnen's, Cloacinae, 2016

Serge Onnen’s films Cloacinae and L’eau faux are available to rent and stream online - check ‘em out!

March 2023

Dikeou Superstars Monthly Roundup

A quick snapshot of what Dikeou Collection artists have been up to over the past month, and what to look forward to next month.

Image courtesy of @ester_partegas

Ester Partegas received ARCO Madrid’s Catalina d’Anglade Award for her sculpture “Hinge” - congratulations!

Lizzi Bougatsos, The State of Amerikkka (2021), courtesy of Bougatsos, Dikeou Collection, James Fuentes LLC

Word on the street is Lizzi Bougatsos will make an appearance at Dikeou Collection in Denver this month. . . stay tuned

ARTFORUM: View of “Lizzi Bougatsos: Idolize the Burn, an Ode to Performance,” 2023, Tramps, New York. Wall: Egypt with Blue, 2022. Floor: The Last Studio, 2022. Photo: Mark Woods.

**ADDITIONALLY** “Lizzi Bougatsos: Idolize the Burn, an Ode to Performance” at Tramps New York was reviewed by Paige K. Bradley for Artforum

Image courtesy of Art21

Anicka Yi will soon be featured in the new season of the popular PBS series Art21, which starts April 7

Image courtesy of Alaïa

Work by Jonathan Horowitz is exhibited at the new Alaïa boutique in SoHo

Anya Kielar, The Charmer (2022), courtesy of Livie Gallery

Livie Gallery will present work by Anya Kielar and Johannes Vanderbeek at Art Düsseldorf March 31-April 2, 2023

 

Image courtesy of Margaret Le & University of Oregon

Watch Margaret Lee’s talk, “Untethering,” as part of the University of Oregon’s Visiting Artist Lecture Series

Image courtesy of Misaki Kawai and The Pit

Work by Misaki Kawai will be on view in “Into the Vortex” at The Pit in Palm Springs, CA through March 18

Image courtesy of Momoyo Torimitsu and Sarah Lawrence College

Momoyo Torimitsu’s “Business is Sydney” was recently exhibited at Sarah Lawrence College’s Heimbold Visual Arts Center for the annual faculty exhibition

Image courtesy of @nightshifted_bk

Nils Folke Anderson started his own apartment gallery, Nightshift, in Crown Heights. The inaugural exhibition is on view through March 19.

Image courtesy of Sarah Staton and Tideway

Sarah Staton has been working on three site-specific works of public art commissioned by Tideway

Image courtesy of Vik Muniz and Ben Brown Fine Arts

Work by Vik Muniz is currently on view in “New Frontiers” at Ben Brown Fine Arts London through April 17

March 1, 2023

Dikeou Superstars Monthly Roundup

A quick snapshot of what Dikeou Collection artists have been up to over the past month, and what to look forward to next month.

Lisa Kereszi is one of twenty recipients of the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation's 2022 grant cycle. Big congrats, Lisa!

[caption id="attachment_5347" align="alignnone" width="450"] An artist visit to the National Mall with Salamishah Tillet, co-curator of “Pulling Together,” Paul Ramirez Jonas, Vanessa German, Ashon Crawley, and Paul Farber, co-curator and director of Monument Lab. Photo: courtesy of A.J. Mitchell, 2022.[/caption]

Paul Ramirez Jonas is one of six artists selected for a new public art initiative at the National Mall in Washington D.C. The projected, curated by Paul Farber and Salamishah Tiller, will open this fall.

Photo credit @rainerganahl

Rainer Ganahl collaborated with Toshiki Hayasaka for a live-painting performance at Time Gallery last November. Check out Rainer’s Instagram (@rainerganahl) for more images from the event. 

SEBASTIAAN BREMER Fyodor and Lucy 2022

Sebastiaan Bremer’s “Fyodor and Lucy” (2022) is available for purchase as a digital card via Double Dutch charitable giving platform.

Anicka Yi, §M§†RñJR§, 2022, acrylic, UV print, aluminum artist’s frame, 67 1⁄4 × 55 1⁄4 × 1 1⁄2".

Anicka Yi’s exhibition at Gladstone Gallery was reviewed by Colby Chamberlain in the January issue of Artforum.

Dikeou Collection was listed as a top destination in the Denver Metro area by Travel Lens online magazine

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

Wade Guyton will exhibit in “I’ll Be Your Mirror: Art and the Digital Screen” opening at The Modern in Fort Worth on February 12.

Tramps LTD

Lizzi Bougatsos’ exhibition “Idolize the Burn, An Ode to Performance” is on view at Tramps NYC through March 22. Vogue listed the show as one of the “17 Must-See Exhibitions This Winter and Spring. . .”

Kunsthalle Wichita

Joshua Abelow is currently exhibiting at Kunsthalle Wichita through March 5.

Photo : Alexis Adam for dirt.com

Jonathan Horowitz and partner Rob Pruitt have listed their refurbished West Hollywood Spanish Colonial home, which happens to be across the street from the historic Chateau Marmont.

Bath Art Depot Directors Nicola Turner, Simon Periton and Natasha Kidd with Wera Hobhouse MP

Simon Periton is one of three directors set to turn the former bus depot of Weston Island in Bath into an arts and cultural destination.

January 2023

*~*2022 Dikeou Review*~*

If you can believe it, 2022 was Dikeou Collection’s first full year open to the public since 2018. Devon Dikeou “Mid-Career Smear” is still rockin’ at The Colorado Building and Dikeou Pop-Up: Colfax, and finally had its full 365 days of glory. As we prepare to step into 2023, we want to look back at some of this year’s highlights and extend a big humongous thank you to everyone who helped make this one of the most fun and exciting years on record!

The equinox and solstice receptions at Dikeou Pop-Up became our signature events throughout the year. Each event featured a grand seasonal floral bouquet for Devon Dikeou’s ongoing “Donation” installation, as well as exclusive presentations of Dikeou Collection artist Lizzi Bougatsos’ “Self-Portrait” ice sculpture. The zingmagazine Airstream held court in the parking lot, and photographer Anthony Camera captured amazing shots of attendees donning zing-themed costumes. Artists and friends invited to DJ these 2022 gatherings curated sets of groovy jams from our massive vinyl archive.   

The Dikeou Literary Series is still going strong after 13 years! Emily Dickinson and Virginia Woolf served as the themed inspiration for the two readings hosted by the collection this year, as they are both referenced in artworks on view in “Mid-Career Smear.” Series organizer Mairead Case’s deep knowledge and connections within the Denver literary community brought forth writers whose work flowed effortlessly with that of Dickinson and Woolf, and brought meaningful attention to the audience as well.

This summer saw two unique events that invited creative experts to share their skills and knowledge with the Dikeou audience. The first was a glass blowing demo with veteran glass artist Kit Karbler. The fine folks at Flux Studio LLC shared their incredible space with us as we watched Kit and his two partners Dmitri and Evan hand-blow a second edition of the vases that comprise Devon Dikeou’s piece “We’d Like to Get to Know You.” It was a scorching summer day, but that didn’t stop us from reveling in the 1800-degree flames. The following month Brandon Johnson of Almighty & Insane Books traveled to Denver for Silian Rail on Bone: A History of Business Cards where he shared his knowledge of the origins and uses of business cards, the art of their design, and their importance as primary sources to reflect historical structures of power, economics, and culture. Peter Miles Bergman and Heather Link-Bergman of isPress followed the talk with an interactive letterpress demo, where attendees could press their own personal business cards with a vintage Sigwalt #11 letterpress, just like the one used in Rockford Files. 

Undoubtedly the most significant event that transpired not only this year but likely in the collection’s history was Archive Live: Unpacking the Archived of Devon Dikeou with Josh T. Franco, Head of Collecting at the Archives of American Art. With initial planning starting in 2018 and the event originally slated for 2020, it goes without saying that we had been anticipating this occasion for a long, long time. On September 8, 2022, after sifting through Devon’s personal stash of letters, photos, sketches, notes, and more, she signed a pledge (via Autopen) to have the papers pertaining to her studio practice, zingmagazine, and Dikeou Collection donated to the Smithsonian Institution’s Archives of American Art where they will be preserved for posterity and made available for public access and research. Of all the happenings, parties, and gatherings of 2022 and all the years leading up to it, this is the one the solidified our place in the history books.

Mega huge thank you to everyone who visited the collection, attended an event, shared their time and expertise, and sent love from near and far this year - Happy New Year to all!

-Hayley Richardson

Director

December 30, 2022
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