Chazen Calendar December 2017–January 2018 | Page 2

exhibitions
Dan Ramirez
(American, b.
1941), I Sleep,
But My Heart
Keeps Vigil, 1980,
acrylic on canvas,
96 x 158 in., gift
of Diane and
Robert Newbury,
2000.91a-c
Hubert Rogers
(American, 1898–1982),
Crisis in Utopia, 1938,
cover for Astounding
Science Fiction, 1940, oil
on panel, 21 x 21 ½ in.,
The Korshak Collection.
Certainty and Doubt: Paintings by Dan Ramirez Fantastic Illustration from the Korshak Collection
October 13, 2017–January 7, 2018 | Pleasant T. Rowland Galleries November 17, 2017–February 4, 2018 | Leslie and Johanna Garfield Galleries
Adapting the language of minimalism with a late twentieth-century experience, A vision of the fantastic, this exhibition explores the ever-evolving visual landscape
Dan Ramirez’s work is both personal and multifaceted. In these recent works of science fiction and fantasy literature. Featuring original artwork by American and
along with pieces from his early print portfolio, the artist delves into the European artists spanning more than a century, these vivid illustrations bring to life
spiritual, but also considers the relationship between the acts of making adventures, beings, and worlds conjured in novels such as Don Quixote and Tarzan,
music and making art. He plays with materials and perception in a process and pulp magazines including Amazing Stories, Weird Tales, Fantastic Adventures,
that is deeply intellectual, creating precise and arresting work. Originally from and Wonder Stories. Accomplishing far more than simply guiding readers in their
Chicago, Ramirez is Professor Emeritus of Art at the UW–Madison. explorations of new and sometimes bizarre realms, the range and impact of these
illustrations is far-reaching.