“Making Visible” features artworks from ASU Art Museum’s permanent collections and examines how these objects perpetuate and fortify mythologies of the American West. With over 90% of the Museum’s 13,000+ objects entering the collection as gifts, this exhibition questions how the perspective of donors reflects specific tastes and fantasies about the Southwest. Further, it explores […]
“Contours: The Essential Form” features selections from the Museum’s permanent collection and new works by Ibrahim Said (b. 1976, Fustat, Egypt). Through ceramic objects and works on paper, the exhibition explores themes of nature, care and discipline through the lens of muscle memory and intuitive artistic practice. Said was an invited artist in October 2022 […]
ASU Center of Work and Democracy is hosting H. L. T. Quan, along with discussant Curtis Austin, to discuss her latest book, “Become Ungovernable: An Abolition Feminist Ethic for Democratic Living” (Pluto Press). “Become Ungovernable” is a provocative new work of political thought setting out to reclaim 'freedom,' 'justice' and 'democracy,' revolutionary ideas that are […]
Join Professor Rashad Shabazz and ASUAM Curator Brittany Corrales for a conversation about the history of protest in art and music. Throughout history, musicians and visual artists have played a pivotal role in challenging the status quo, shifting perspectives and inspiring political change. This event will recognize important figures in art history and popular culture […]
Join Black River Life at ASU Art Museum as they facilitate a listening circle inspired by the exhibit Twin Flames: The George Floyd Uprising from Minneapolis to Phoenix. This event features local artists and activists in conversation with each other to process and tap into thoughts, emotions, and memories brought up by this exhibit, as […]
Arizona State University’s Center for Work and Democracy is hosting Deva Woodly, Brown University Political Theorist of Black Liberation for a discussion on the Politics of Care. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, discussions about the politics of care have proliferated within and beyond the academy. This welcome attention to care as an ethic […]
