The Sporis Sun: A Portrait of Friendship
The Powers Art Center sits on a hill above Highway 82 at mile marker 13, about a mile upvalley from the Highway 133 intersection. There, at the top of the winding dirt road, sits a jewel: a Colorado-red sandstone building, like a ruby, in a setting of sage, piñon, juniper and tall, slender grasses.
Inside the building is the latest Powers Art Center exhibition, “Warhol in Colorado, The Artist’s Relationship with John and Kimiko PowersPowers Art Center Director Melissa English is seen here shedding light on the history between Kimiko Powers, the subject in the portrait English is gesturing toward, and Andy Warhol. Photo by Paula Mayer. .” It includes works entirely from The John and Kimiko Powers Collection, now under the stewardship of the Ryobi Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded to promote the enduring vision of John and Kimiko Powers.
The exhibit runs concurrently with the Aspen Art Museum’s “Andy Warhol: Lifetimes” exhibition, which opens on Dec. 3.