Ana MARÍA Hernando

My Longing Doesn’t Quiet \ Mi añoranza no se calla

26 Jul – 15 Sep 2024  
Rubey Park Transit Center + Sister Cities Plaza, Aspen

LISTEN TO THE ARTIST READ HER POEMS \ ESCUCHE A LA ARTISTA LEER SUS POEMAS

Hear from the artist on the project

The Red Brick Center for the Arts is thrilled to announce the pilot program of the City of Aspen’s Public Art Plan with the launch of My Longing Doesn’t Quiet / Mi añoranza no se calla by artist and 2023 Joan Mitchell Fellow Ana María Hernando. The installation runs July 26 - September 15 at Rubey Park and Sister Cities Plaza in downtown Aspen. The RBCA welcomes visitors to a visual and auditory experience — both sculptural works and poems written and recorded by the artist in English and Spanish — while visiting the transit hub, waiting for a bus, picking up a WE-cycle or passing through the Cooper Street Mall. The public artwork is free and open to the public 24/7.

These words are at the heart of all artmaking for the multi-disciplinary artist from Buenos Aires, Argentina and Denver who created the site-specific intervention. Hernando’s installation of sculptures and poems, woven from a sense of abundance, speak to the unstoppable life force that connects us all — to nature and to each other. Their appearance at busy junctures in downtown Aspen is intended to offer moments of joy and reflection during the daily movement of life. 

 For the Aspen project, Hernando has created a wide-ranging work that responds not only to the Rubey Park facility and nearby Sister Cities Plaza, but also to Aspen’s colors, light and diverse community.  The project consists of four parts: 

• Rubey Park Transit Center:

• My Longing Doesn’t Quiet \ Mi añoranza no se calla, over the south entrance 

• Give Me Flowers \ Dáme flores, over the bench seating 

• Sister Cities Plaza:

• To Let the Sky Know / Dejar que el cielo sepa

• Eight poems written and recorded by the artist in English and Spanish

   

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Colorado artist Ana María Hernando is a painter and a sculptor who loves fabrics and words. She is a 2023 Joan Mitchell Fellow, and is the recipient of numerous awards including the 2020 Prix Henry Clews in Sculpture for La Napoule Art Foundation, with a one-year residency and major solo show at their château in Mandelieu-la-Napoule, France, and First Prize for the 2021 Biennial of the Americas. This year, her solo show To Let the Sky Know \ Dejar que el cielo sepa, at Madison Square Park, New York, inaugurated the twentieth anniversary Madison Square Park Conservancy’s public art program. She is representing Colorado in the National Museum of Women in the Art’s New Worlds: Women to Watch 2024, Washington, DC.  She has had solo exhibitions in national and international museums and galleries and is represented by Robischon Gallery, Denver, and Gallery Elle, Zürich, Switzerland. She lives and works in Denver.

More at www.anamariahernando.com and on Instagram: @anamariahernandoart

My Longing Doesn’t Quiet / Mi añoranza no se calla is presented by the Red Brick Center for the Arts and the Aspen Public Art Plan, in partnership with the City of Aspen Transportation Department and the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority, with in-kind support from Stutsman Gerbaz Earthmoving, and installation service by Alpine Art Logistics. A portion of this installation — the sculptures at Sister Cities Plaza — first appeared as To Let the Sky Know \ Dejar que el cielo sepa, which was originally commissioned by Madison Square Park Conservancy, New York, and was first exhibited in Madison Square Park. We appreciate the support and collaboration with Madison Square Park Conservancy.

Red Brick Center for the Arts would like to thank the Aspen Public Art Plan Visioning Committee and the Selection Committee for their participation.
Visioning Committee
Lissa Ballinger, Resnick Center for Herbert Bayer Studies
Emmy Garrigus, City of Aspen Lodging & Commercial Core 
Matt Kuhn, City of Aspen Parks & Open Space 
Daniel Merritt, Aspen Art Museum 
Ann Mullins, Landscape Architect 
Tim Sack, Designer and Art Curator 
Andrew Travers, Writer, Educator, and Resnick Center for Herbert Bayer Studies 
Brijetta Waller, Artist 
Austin Weiss, City of Aspen Parks and Recreation 
Lara Whitley, Artist and Creative Strategist 
Paul Woznicki, Art Handler, Curator, and Writer

Selection Committee
Emmy Garrigus, City of Aspen Lodging & Commercial Core 
Sam Lovstad, City of Aspen Events
Ann Mullins, Landscape Architect 
Sandra Prado, Dancer
Lynn Rumbaugh, City of Aspen Transportation
Tim Sack, Designer and Art Curator 
Jamie Tatsuno, Roaring Fork Transportation Authority
Austin Weiss, City of Aspen Parks and Recreation 
Lara Whitley, Artist and Creative Strategist 
Paul Woznicki, Art Handler, Curator, and Writer

Installation Images