Canalscape proposes the creation of vital urban hubs where canals meet major streets. This mixed-use "urban infill" would provide highly desirable places to gather by the water as well as an alternative to sprawl. Unlike Amsterdam and Venice, much smaller cities with urbanized canals throughout, Phoenix's trademark would be distributed canalscape, reflecting its unique quality […]

The ASU Art Museum Ceramics Research Center is pleased to present Strange Brew: the Gerald and Daphna Cramer Teapot Collection. The collection is comprised of more than 50 teapots that range from the utilitarian to decorative and sculptural works of art. The collection is on loan but will be gifted to the museum in the […]

Arizona State University Art Museum will present the first solo exhibition by British artist Gordon Cheung in a U.S. museum. The ASU Art Museum is recognized for presenting groundbreaking contemporary artists and art forms, often in their first museum exhibition. Cheung's paintings explore our world in fantastic landscapes. He combines collage, Japanese ink brushwork, photographic […]

Wanxin Zhang: A Ten Year Survey provides an in-depth survey of San Francisco-based artist Wanxin Zhang. Inspired by the soldiers of the Qin terra cotta army unearthed in Xian, China in 1974, Zhang's large-scale terra cotta figures cross over from history into today's culture. His works are marked at once by a collision of cultures; […]

Feb. 19: Friday Conversations @11 with curator John Spiak, 11 a.m. Feb. 19: Spring Season Reception, from 7-9pm. Free and open to the public. Ferran Mendoza & Alvaro Sau, Outdoors, High Definition Video, 2009 William Wylie, Carrara series, Cavatori, The Block, Dust, Friction, Digital Video, 2006 In the digital age, the way we engage with […]

Selected pieces of contemporary art from the ASU Art Museum permanent collection.

This selection of prints from the ASU Art Museum collection focuses on works on paper that deal with topics addressed in news media. Currently available to view in the museum's multipurpose room, this exhibition closing date is subject to change.

Ceramic Design: Manufactured Brilliance and Beauty in Daily Life , guest curated by Bobby Silverman, demonstrates how artists and industrial designers use an intimate understanding of ceramic materials and manufacturing processes combined with an intelligent and witty attitude to produce works that are both functional and beautifully crafted as well as conceptually challenging. The exhibition […]

Signs and Signals from the Periphery is an installation of new work by internationally acclaimed multimedia artist Dinh Q Lê. It features a series of photographs and sculptures inspired by the lively and inventive street commerce in Vietnamese cities. The works document and recreate the system of signs that signal the availability of certain goods […]

What moves you? How do you get from one place to another? Walking, driving a car, riding a bike and traveling by train are all ways to move from here to there. This exhibition highlights these and other modes of transportation in paintings, sculpture and prints. Hands-on activities throughout the exhibition will get your imagination […]

Lasting Impressions will feature approximately 60 Japanese prints spanning from the 18th century to contemporary artists. It also includes essays on the prints researched by the fall 2009 Japanese Art History Seminar class taught by Dr. Claudia Brown, professor of Asian art history, School of Art, Herberger Institute of Design and the Arts. This project […]