Aspen Sojourner: Pop Art Preserve

The stunning new Powers Art Center in Carbondale pays tribute to John Powers’s love of Jasper Johns and the Roaring Fork Valley.

By Susan Benner July 1, 2014 Published in the Midsummer/Fall 2014 issue of Aspen Sojourner

Thirty miles from Aspen, just past mile marker 13 heading downvalley on Highway 82, the second road on the right beyond the gravel pit leads to a minimalist, rusted metal gate that recalls a peeled-pole ranch fence. The road winds through sage, piñon, and juniper, over cattle guards. Antique farm implements rust in the tall grass. Mount Sopris, snow-streaked, floats on the southern horizon.

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