Alberto Rey (b. 1960), Aesthetics of Death VII, 2008; oils on plaster over canvas glued to a wooden panel, 72 x 120 inches; Gift of the artist, 2008
"An impressive cast of characters." That's how The New York Times described the artists in the collection when they named the Burchfield Penney Art Center one of the "Top 44 Places in the World to Go" with thousands of works to "thrill culture junkies."