Spotlight: MCA director wants to bring uplifting art to Denver

State of play: Kiendl says he wants people to feel inspired by exhibits at MCA Denver, which will celebrate its 30th anniversary next year.

• A museum's role includes helping people's overall wellbeing and mental health: "I do feel like ultimately, that's the impact that it can have," Kiendl tells us.

We caught up with Kiendl to learn more about his personal favorites:

🟨 Favorite piece of public art: Vancouver's "Spinning Chandelier," installed in 2019, spins daily under the city's Granville Bridge.

• MCA Denver's iconic "Toxic Schizophrenia / Hyper Version" sculpture is quickly becoming one of his favorite local pieces, he tells us.

☕️ First action of the day: Coffee and writing, including journaling and essays.

🎧 Podcast queue: "The Writer's Voice," a New Yorker podcast featuring writers reading other authors' works.

🎵 Streaming: Daft Punk, Phoenix and Air.

• "It's a bit of a blast from the past, but I still love it," Kiendl adds.

📖 Reading list: "Beauty and Sadness" by Trinidadian-born writer André Alexis.

• Kiendl says he's "obsessed" with the author's work, having read four of his books in a row.

📺 Watching: "The Studio" on Apple TV.