Negotiating Reality
Recent Works from the Logan Collection*
September 6 - November 19, 2006

"Negotiating Reality: Recent Works from the Logan Collection" was produced by a group of nineteen students as a response to a selection of recent works from the collection of Vicki and Kent Logan. The exhibition was organized during the second Marsico Curatorial Practicum at the University of Denver's School of Art & Art History (SAAH) and resulted both the exhibition its catalog, written mostly by students.

Working under Dan Jacobs, director of DU's Victoria H. Myhren Gallery, the group had an intense ten-week period to review available artworks from the Logan Collection, debate exhibition themes, finalize the selection of works, write entries and essays for the catalog and prepare interpretive materials for the exhibition.

In addition, they designed the exhibition itself, drafted all publicity materials, and performed a number of important organizational tasks. All of this was part of their training in art, art history, and museum studies. Negotiating Reality marks a continuing educational and programmatic partnership between SAAH and DAM. This is the third exhibition of works from the Logan Collection organized by the Victoria H. Myhren Gallery and the second curated by students. A great many of the hundreds of works already given by the Logans to the Denver Art Museum (DAM) are to appear simultaneously at that institution, in an exhibition celebrating the opening of Frederic C. Hamilton Building.

*All images of works from the Vicki and Kent Logan Collection. Reproduced by permission.