The Art Newspaper

Let's get physical!

By The Art Newspaper. From In The Frame
Published online: 12 November 2009

It’s so easy to allow yourself to go soft this winter, what with holiday feasts and big woolly sweaters to hide the bulge. Fortunately, the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver is offering classes to keep art enthusiasts in fighting shape this season with their Art Fitness Training programme. “Feel more confident at Art Museums!” and “Don’t be bullied by Art Critics anymore!” asserts the promotional flyer, offering visitors a chance to “appreciate even the most difficult contemporary art” through a three-part, participatory workshop. “Learn the basics … then flex your contemporary art muscles at museums and private collections throughout the city.” Is that “Eye of the Tiger” we hear in the background?