Denver Art Log

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Diarios @ the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver (Guillermo Kuitca)

Accreted piles of marks. Doodles piled high.

Peeking at somebody’s notes provides a unique window in, like seeing their body language or their bookshelves. But these are messier and more insane than notes. They are also perhaps too practical and thoughtless for white walls and (presumably) price tags.

The way they were made — offhandedly, out of habit, over long periods of time — affords density and idle experimentation. They’re fun to sort through, both individually and as a group; I hunt for intriguing scraps and watch myself pick favorites.

Maps and floorplans; Braque; Kandinsky; Bejeweled.