Clyfford Still Museum

March 3rd, 2008 admin Posted in Art |

Do you know about the Clyfford Still Museum? You will after reading this:

The Clyfford Still Museum was founded to promote public and scholarly understanding of the late artist’s work and legacy, through the presentation and preservation of the Clyfford Still Estate, totaling approximately 2,400 artworks bequeathed to the City of Denver in 2004.

Considered one of the most important painters of the twentieth century, Still (1904-1980) was among the first generation of Abstract Expressionist artists who developed a new, powerful approach to painting in the years immediately following World War II.

Still’s estate—now understood to be 94 percent of the artist’s total output—as well as his extensive archive, have been sealed off from the public since 1980. The Clyfford Still Museum will be located in Denver, Colorado, in the heart of the Civic Center Cultural Complex, near the Denver Art Museum and its new Daniel Libeskind-designed building, the Denver Public Library designed by Michael Graves, and the Colorado History Museum. For more information about the Clyfford Still Museum, please visit www.clyffordstillmuseum.org.

So why am I bringing up the Clyfford Still Museum? Today the museum offered press releases of the museum’s design. Ground is expected to break early next year with the museum opening in 2010. It will be located near the Denver Art Museum and Denver Library and have 10,000 square feet of gallery space.

Ok so now you know a bit more about the new Cyfford Still Museum. A bit more. Go to www.clyffordstillmuseum.org if you want to learn more.

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