XXXXXXXXXXXL (hole), 2017 . Polyurethane foam and acrylic paint , 2 x 12 x 19 feet. Courtesy the artist and Robischon Gallery.
XXXXXXXXXXXL (hole), 2017 . Polyurethane foam and acrylic paint , 2 x 12 x 19 feet. Courtesy the artist and Robischon Gallery.
Dont Give Up The Ship, 2017. Baltic birch plywood, casters, polyurethane foam, acrylic paint, walnut wood, concrete, antique privacy glass, paper, silicone, inherited butcher knife, fake ficus tree, antique lamp, 24 karat gold, and galvanized steel pipe, dimensions variable. Courtesy the artist and Robischon Gallery.
Property Lines 1 - 9, 2017. Digital photographs, 20 x 30 inches (each). Courtesy the artist and Robischon Gallery.
Dont Give Up The Ship, 2017. Baltic birch plywood, casters, polyurethane foam, acrylic paint, walnut wood, concrete, antique privacy glass, paper, silicone, inherited butcher knife, fake ficus tree, antique lamp, 24 karat gold, and galvanized steel pipe, dimensions variable. Courtesy the artist and Robischon Gallery. Photography @ Derrick Velasquez.
XXXXXXXXXXXL (hole), 2017 . Polyurethane foam and acrylic paint , 2 x 12 x 19 feet. Courtesy the artist and Robischon Gallery. Photography @ Derrick Velasquez.
Dont Give Up The Ship, 2017. Baltic birch plywood, casters, polyurethane foam, acrylic paint, walnut wood, concrete, antique privacy glass, paper, silicone, inherited butcher knife, fake ficus tree, antique lamp, 24 karat gold, and galvanized steel pipe, dimensions variable. Courtesy the artist and Robischon Gallery. Photography @ Derrick Velasquez.
Dont Give Up The Ship, 2017. Baltic birch plywood, casters, polyurethane foam, acrylic paint, walnut wood, concrete, antique privacy glass, paper, silicone, inherited butcher knife, fake ficus tree, antique lamp, 24 karat gold, and galvanized steel pipe, dimensions variable. Courtesy the artist and Robischon Gallery. Photography @ Derrick Velasquez.
Dont Give Up The Ship, 2017. Baltic birch plywood, casters, polyurethane foam, acrylic paint, walnut wood, concrete, antique privacy glass, paper, silicone, inherited butcher knife, fake ficus tree, antique lamp, 24 karat gold, and galvanized steel pipe, dimensions variable. Courtesy the artist and Robischon Gallery. Photography @ Derrick Velasquez.
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Derrick Velasquez: Obstructed View presented a collection of site-specific installations and a series of photographs that used the museum’s architecture and the broader politics of design and urban development. Velasquez's work featured sculptural installation, composed of prefabricated ornate crown molding that adorns the opening into the Whole Room gallery. He installed these decorative features upside down to call new attention to them. Below the embellished atrium, Velasquez created a modular sculpture that resembles a Greek key. Photographs of residential property lines in Denver comprised the rest of the gallery, depicting new construction, historic architecture, and barriers that divide or connect new and old buildings.
Obstructed View explored liminal areas in the museum’s building and in Denver, as well as more figurative borders between art, design, and architecture. This exhibition coincided with the presentation of The Stacks, an exhibition curated by Velasquez in MCA Denver's Open Shelf Library.
Derrick Velasquez was born in 1982 in Lodi, California. After earning his BA at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2004, Velasquez received an MFA from The Ohio State University. Velasquez has taught at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and University of Denver, and he has been an Affiliate Instructor at Metropolitan State University, Denver since 2010. He is the founding director and curator of Yes Ma’am Projects. He lives and works in Denver.
Curated by
Zoe Larkins, Assistant Curator
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MCA Denver exhibitions are supported by the Director's Vision Society and the citizens of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District.
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